Dr. Greg Stanley gave a lengthy and detailed dive into the American lunar lander, during his monthly Space News segment.
The second half of the meeting was given over to five teams of young people who had participated in a recent Houston area Science Fair. The presenters appeared to all be of college age, and the presentations were all well done. A couple were ** really ** well done!
I have reported the artificial leaf presentation elsewhere.
The lead off presentation was about software development for a web site that is available online now for visitors.
The aspect of the presentation that I found most interesting was the modeling of nuclear fusion reactions.
The two models were for Hydrogen / Deuterium and for Boron 11 and Hydrogen.
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Working from memory ... one presentation was on the use of ion flow to lift an "aircraft" on Earth in an ordinary atmosphere.
I was astonished to learn that mere ions can lift a small "aircraft" using only a 6 volt battery as power. In fact, the student reported lifting a total of 10 pounds, which included the weight of the frame and a payload. The efficiency was only 1.8% which (I presume) is probably a lot less than even a helicopter or drone, but the fact that the method worked at all was amazing (to me for sure).
There was an interesting experiment with growing plants in simulated Mars soil and simulated Lunar soil, leavened with commercially available manure.
A surprising result (from my perspective) was that plants did better in the Lunar soil.
One detail that was ** not ** included in the Mars test was perchlorates, so I think we have to assume those were "removed" from the simulated Mars soil.
I am hoping the recording of the meeting will be made available on YouTube, but that depends upon the chapter President having the time to attend to that.
Dr. Stanley's presentations are all uploaded to LinkedIn.
Here is a link that worked for me on 2024/03/09: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregstan … 61792-eP1t
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Nova Spotlight Award Winners @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2PM
Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting. This will be a special meeting to celebrate the winners of the Nova Spotlight Award Winners from the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH).This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216600533
The meeting will be on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:15 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
3:00 PM – Nova Spotlight Award Winners from the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH)
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
5:00 PM – Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the libraryAbout the Meeting
Meetings are open to all age groups and interest levels. Come explore with us the potential that developing and exploring space has to better life here on earth and to open up new frontiers creating new perspectives that can help enrich the human experience.The Vision of NSS is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.
The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity. Accordingly, we support steps toward this goal, including human spaceflight, commercial space development, space exploration, space applications, space resource utilization, robotic precursors, defense against asteroids, relevant science, and space settlement oriented education.
Website: http://NorthHoustonSpace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NssNorthHoustonSpaceSociety/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nss-no … e-society/
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Nova Spotlight Award Winners @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2PM
Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting. This will be a special meeting to celebrate the winners of the Nova Spotlight Award Winners from the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH).This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216600533
The meeting will be on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:15 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
3:00 PM – Nova Spotlight Award Winners from the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH)
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
5:00 PM – Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the libraryAbout the Meeting
Meetings are open to all age groups and interest levels. Come explore with us the potential that developing and exploring space has to better life here on earth and to open up new frontiers creating new perspectives that can help enrich the human experience.The Vision of NSS is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.
The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity. Accordingly, we support steps toward this goal, including human spaceflight, commercial space development, space exploration, space applications, space resource utilization, robotic precursors, defense against asteroids, relevant science, and space settlement oriented education.
Website: http://NorthHoustonSpace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NssNorthHoustonSpaceSociety/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nss-no … e-society/
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]]>This was a ** very ** interesting talk, with plenty of slides and short videos to explain the student activities.
Over the course of several years, the presenter and a number of adult assistants provided opportunities for a number of students from a school district in Utah to build and fly scientific balloons to heights as great as 115,000 feet. The balloons were designed to burst so that no debris was scattered about. A parachute was used to deliver the electronics package safely to Earth.
After the balloon STEM presentation, Dr Greg Stanley gave his usual thorough report on space related events of the past month.
I am happy to try to answer any questions that forum members might have.
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]]>Touching the Edge of Space with Clint Thomsen @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 2PM
Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting to learn about touching the edge of space, seeing the edge of the atmosphere using high altitude balloons.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online (details to be published in early February)
The meeting will be on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:05 PM – Touching the Edge of Space: A teacher’s quest to connect students with the wonders of space through high-altitude ballooning with Clint Tomsen
3:00 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
3:40 PM – Socializing
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
5:00 PM – Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the libraryHelp Spread the Word
We believe that the future of space exploration is a topic worth sharing. You can assist in spreading the word by:
Forwarding this email to friends and family.
Indicating your attendance on Facebook and sharing it on your feed: Facebook Event Link.
Indicating your attendance on LinkedIn and inviting your connections: LinkedIn Event Link.
Indicating your attendance on Meetup: Meetup Event Link.
Printing out the flyer and sharing it with friends, or posting it on bulletin boards: Flyer Link.
We look forward to your active participation and engagement in promoting the event. Together, we can inspire a shared passion for the future of space exploration.
Also, a few of us will be meeting a PJ’s Coffee down the street after the meeting to hang out, talk about future meetings, public outreach opportunities, projects, tours, trips, etc. Hope you can join us for that.
Best regards,
Nathan Price
President
North Houston Space Society
nathan.price@NorthHoustonSpace.org832-620-6385 (prefer text)
Attendance via Zoom is free. No camera or microphone are needed or expected.
Cellphones will work.
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]]>Touching the Edge of Space with Clint Thomsen @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 2PM
Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting to learn about touching the edge of space, seeing the edge of the atmosphere using high altitude balloons.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online (details to be published in early February)
The meeting will be on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:05 PM – Touching the Edge of Space: A teacher’s quest to connect students with the wonders of space through high-altitude ballooning with Clint Tomsen
3:00 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
3:40 PM – Socializing
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
5:00 PM – Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the libraryHelp Spread the Word
We believe that the future of space exploration is a topic worth sharing. You can assist in spreading the word by:
Forwarding this email to friends and family.
Indicating your attendance on Facebook and sharing it on your feed: Facebook Event Link.
Indicating your attendance on LinkedIn and inviting your connections: LinkedIn Event Link.
Indicating your attendance on Meetup: Meetup Event Link.
Printing out the flyer and sharing it with friends, or posting it on bulletin boards: Flyer Link.
We look forward to your active participation and engagement in promoting the event. Together, we can inspire a shared passion for the future of space exploration.
Also, a few of us will be meeting a PJ’s Coffee down the street after the meeting to hang out, talk about future meetings, public outreach opportunities, projects, tours, trips, etc. Hope you can join us for that.
Best regards,
Nathan Price
President
North Houston Space Society
nathan.price@NorthHoustonSpace.org832-620-6385 (prefer text)
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https://www.northhoustonspace.org/
Click on the link above and the YouTube link is available at the top of the page.
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Building Axiom Space StationJoin us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online Via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216600533
The meeting will be on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:15 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
2:45 PM – Featured Speaker: Building Axiom Station – Megan Yang – Axiom Space
3:40 PM – Socializing
4:00 PM – End of Meeting
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Dear Members of the North Houston Space Society,
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Monthly NSS meeting, where we will delve into the future of space exploration. In the wake of the International Space Station's planned deorbit in 2030, what comes next for NASA and humanity's presence in space? The answer lies in the development of commercial space stations, and one company at the forefront of this endeavor is Axiom Space.
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Nathan Price
President
North Houston Space Society
nathan.price@NorthHoustonSpace.org832-620-6385 (prefer text)
North Houston Space Society
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Megan Yang’s family immigrated to the US from Taiwan in 1999.
Most of the text had to be removed .... to see the original text, just pull up northhoustonspace.org
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Building Axiom Station – Megan Yang from Axiom Space @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 2PM
[Note: This is the 3rd Saturday in January. Because of library holiday schedule, we moved the meeting]The meeting will be on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:15 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
2:45 PM – Featured Speaker: Building Axiom Station – Megan Yang – Axiom Space
3:40 PM – Socializing
4:00 PM – End of MeetingAbout Our Featured Presentation: Building Axiom Station
About the Meeting
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Meeting TODAY (12/9) at 2PM at Barbara Bush LibraryJoin us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting. Connect with others who are excited about exploring the cosmos, learning how to use the resources of space to improve human life, and who want to go and spread humanity to the rest of the universe.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online Via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216600533
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The next meeting of NSS North Houston is the Saturday after this one...
Air traffic control with Space interaction is the focus of the featured speaker.
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Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting. Connect with others who are excited about exploring the cosmos, learning how to use the resources of space to improve human life, and who want to go and spread humanity to the rest of the universe.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online Via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216600533
The meeting will be on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:15 PM – Recent Space News – Greg Stanley
2:45 PM – How Air Traffic Control Operations are Affected by Space Travel – Holly Cron & Jesse Strickland
3:40 PM – Socializing
4:00 PM – End of MeetingHow Air Traffic Control Operations are Affected by Space Travel – Holly Cron & Jesse Strickland
Brief overview of normal air traffic operations. Followed by a discussion of how high velocity, vertical travel (rockets!) affect those operations.
Holly Cron
Houston ARTCC Air Traffic Controller since 2012
NATCA Pilot Outreach Liaison
FAAST Service Provider
Commercial and Instrument pilot since 2006
Jesse Strickland
Houston ARTCC Air Traffic Controller
Instrument pilot
About the Meeting
Meetings are open to all age groups and interest levels. Come explore with us the potential that developing and exploring space has to better life here on earth and to open up new frontiers creating new perspectives that can help enrich the human experience.
The Vision of NSS is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.
The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity. Accordingly, we support steps toward this goal, including human spaceflight, commercial space development, space exploration, space applications, space resource utilization, robotic precursors, defense against asteroids, relevant science, and space settlement oriented education.
Website: http://NorthHoustonSpace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NssNorthHoustonSpaceSociety/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nss-no … e-society/(th)
I followed up with Nathan by text message yesterday. He sat on console and sent his first set of commands to the ISS. They were test firing a thruster for a return mission and he had to rotate solar panels away from the plume and redirect some things to cope with suboptimal power production due to panels being at inefficient angle.
This coming Saturday's Zoom broadcast of the NSS meeting will be an opportunity for NewMars members to hear from Mr. Price directly, and even to offer a question via the Zoom Chat, if there is interest.
The meeting will start at the usual time of 2 PM Houston, 3 PM New Hampshire and early evening in Europe.
This meeting ** should ** be convenient for our European members.
See post #1 of this topic for the link, or just visit northhoustonspace.org.
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The meeting is scheduled for this coming Saturday afternoon at 2 PM Eastern time, 3 PM New Hampshire time.
See Post #116 for the Zoom link.
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