SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, is a group dedicated to expanding the role of human exploration and development of space. We seek to educate the public in such a way as to attain this goal. We have many ways of doing this, including educational outreach, conferences, and chapter projects.
3rd Quarter NOVA Magazine PublishedPosted - October 1st, 2009 SEDS-USA announces the publishing of the 3rd quarter NOVA magazine. Check out SEDS happenings from this summer, information on the upcoming SpaceVisions conference, and exclusive articles by SEDS students. Also featured are the quarterly "Alumni Spotlight" interview and "This Month in Space". Make sure to check it out at http://bit.ly/Q3NOVA-Matt Cannella Director of Publications 0 comments Share Live webcast with Peter Diamandis!Posted - October 1st, 2009 X PRIZE Foundation is celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the winning of the Ansari X PRIZE. We are going to host a live webcast with Peter Diamandis next Tuesday as a part of the celebration -- and would love to have you participate!What: Interview with The X PRIZE Man: Peter Diamandis When: Tuesday, October 6, 1:00pm PST Where: Live broadcast on the X PRIZE Ustream channel: http://bit.ly/27znjN How you can help: We need some questions submitted by the audience. Anything related to X PRIZE (winning the original X PRIZE, current prizes, future prizes) or commercial spaceflight... or any other burning questions you have for him, really. You can submit them by email (amanda.stiles@xprize.org), on the X PRIZE blog (http://bit.ly/OhJ95) or via Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/glxp). We'll take a few questions live during the webcast as well, but would love to have a few submitted beforehand. Looking forward to seeing you on Ustream next Tuesday! Amanda (SEDS-UW Alum) 0 comments Share ISS CompetitionPosted - October 2nd, 2009 SEDS has partnered with the 2009 International Year of Astronomy to celebrate the current international collaboration in space - the International Space Station (ISS). Students will build a model of the ISS, which will be judged by a panel of industry leaders and SEDS executive officers. For more information, check out our flyers:http://seds.org/documents/ISS_Competition_2009.pdf http://seds.org/documents/ISS_Competition_2009_print.pdf 0 comments Share NASA Undergraduate Student Research ProjectPosted - October 6th, 2009 Mentored Research Opportunity: NASA Undergraduate Student Research ProjectNASA's USRP offers U.S. undergraduates research experiences at NASA centers. Applications are available for the 2010 spring and summer sessions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are sophomores, juniors or seniors with a 3.0 GPA. They must have an academic major or course work concentration in engineering, math, computer science, or physical or life sciences. The application deadline is Oct. 23, 2009 for the spring session, and Jan. 22, 2010 for the summer session. For more information, go to: http://usrp.usra.edu Eligibility: http://usrp.usra.edu/students/eligibility/ 2 comments Share 2nd Quarter NOVA magazine publishedPosted - July 6th, 2009 SEDS-USA announces the publishing of the 2nd quarter NOVA magazine. Featured this quarter is an interesting suborbital rocket project by UCF SEDS, interesting SEDS event ideas, and exclusive articles by SEDS students. Also featured are the quarterly "Alumni Spotlight" interview and space crossword puzzle! Make sure to check it out at http://seds.org/communication/NOVA_Q2_2009.pdf-Matt Cannella Director of Publications 0 comments Share SEDS Chapter Expansion KitPosted - July 27th, 2009 Interested in starting a SEDS chapter?Check out our Chapter Expansion Kit at: http://www.seds.org/chair/ChapterExpansionKit30.pdf 0 comments Share Congratulations to SpaceXPosted - July 13th, 2009 Congratulations to SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the numerous SEDS alumni working for SpaceX. Once again you have put the rock into Rocket Science.The satellite successfully achieved orbit, separated from the launch vehicle, turned on, and communicated with Earth. Clear skies and good luck with Falcon 9! ~ Your friends at SEDS 1 comments Share Keep America in SpacePosted - July 22nd, 2009 The Coalition for Space Exploration, of which SEDS is a member, has released a new website about the importance of space exploration.I would encourage all SEDS friends and members to visit the website: http://www.keepamericainspace.com/ Clear skies, Joshua V. Nelson Chairman, SEDS-USA 0 comments Share The (third) best place to watch a launch.Posted - June 12th, 2009 So we all know that the best place to watch a shuttle launch is inside the shuttle.The second best place to watch a launch is from the Cape. Where's the third best place you may ask? Right on your computer at: http://www.spacevidcast.com/live/ The folks at Spacevidcast run THE BEST live feed of the shuttle launches, and space events in general. Much better than NASA TV. PLUS there is a live chat with hundreds of space enthusiasts. So this launch, skip out on CNN cutting to commercials at T-5. Go to Spacevidcast.com! Clear skies, Joshua V. Nelson Chairman, SEDS-USA chair@seds.org 0 comments Share NOVA Newsletter Q1 2009Posted - March 2nd, 2009 SEDS!Hello and Welcome! The first edition of the NOVA Newsletter for this year is ready. You can find it at www.seds.org/communication/NOVA_Q1_2009.pdf . It has been a long time since the last publication, and a project that the SEDS E-Board felt was important to keep everyone connected. The purpose of the NOVA is to increase awareness of the happenings of other SEDS Branches, and to increase the brotherhood that SEDS members have. So take a minute, read the NOVA. If you see something not in there, or you would like to help with the next edition, feel free to send an email to publications@seds.org. Enjoy! Onwards and Upwards, - Matt Cannella SEDS-USA; Director of Publications University at Buffalo UBRocketry; President and Founder (732) 492-5056 Publications@seds.org 0 comments Share Working With High Schoolers!Posted - February 4th, 2009 Hi all!Heres a message regarding working on projects with high school students that I was asked to repost here. -Brian Fix, Iowa State Space Society SEDS Representative "Forwarded from Keri Hancock, please director your responses to high-school@seds.org: Hi, I'd like to see who is working on what and where. I'd like to get some high school kids working on joint projects with SEDS college chapters. Please send me back an email as soon as possible that includes: -which college you attend -list of projects (outreach, publicity, rockets, star gazing, anything)and a brief description of each one -list of events and a brief description -and please put a star by any you wouldn't mind some high school students helping with or attending Also, please list any other comments, concerns, or ideas. I will take care of contacting high schools for you unless you would prefer to do so yourselves. Thanks everyone! Keri Hancock Director of High School Affairs, SEDS-USA high-school@seds.org" 0 comments Share High School OpportunitiesPosted - February 12th, 2009 If you are a high school educator looking to get involved with SEDS, please contact our Director of High School Affairs at: high-school@seds.orgMore information about SEDS can be found at: http://www.seds.org/about/ Or by downloading our chapter expansion kit: http://www.seds.org/chair/ChapterExpansionKit30.pdf (Be warned this file is several megabytes in size) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us! Clear skies, Joshua V. Nelson Chairman, SEDS-USA chair@seds.org 0 comments Share Microgravity CompetitionPosted - January 21st, 2009 All,The Heinlein Prize Trust and SpaceX are sponsoring a microgravity competition for US Colleges and Universities. This competition challenges College and University groups to propose research projects in Microgravity. The winning team receives: - Flight of an experiment in Earth orbit as early as November 2009 - A grant of $25,000 - A trip for four to see the launch of the winning experiment from Cape Canaveral Any SEDS chapter could easily write a competitive proposal for this competition. For more information visit the competition website: http://www.labflight.com/ Clear skies, Joshua V. Nelson Chairman, SEDS-USA chair@seds.org 0 comments Share UBSEDS December '08 Chapter ReportPosted - January 7th, 2009 Our Chapter sent 5 members from the University at Buffalo to the SpaceVision '08 conference, where they were able to meet many individuals who are influential in the space community. While in attendance, UBSEDS was given the Best New Chapter Award. Members of our chapter, especially those who attended SpaceVision 2008, are looking forward to next year's conference. We are also planning on sending members to the ASX Toronto event in January.We will also be holding a Yuri's Night meeting in order to plan and prepare for UB's upcoming Yuri's Night Celebration in April 2009. We are also looking into freeing up some lab space in a building on campus which is to be utilized for many of our clubs project groups, including the construction of a BattleBot for UB's E-week. UBSEDS is also working on developing fundraising ideas in order to generate revenue. We are also in the midst of creating a logo for SEDS clothing and other merchandise, to be displayed at various SEDS events and functions, or in general, to promote a further knowledge of the SEDS organization to non-members. Finally, our president, was able to compile a list of past SEDS members for the National SEDS Database. Our meeting times for the Spring '09 Semester will be altered to accommodate as many members schedules as possible, and therefore will be tentatively changed from Mondays at 5 pm, to Thursdays at 6:30 pm. 0 comments Share NSS ISU ScholarshipPosted - January 21st, 2009 All,Every year the National Space Society, SEDS, Space Generation, and ISU offer a $12,000 scholarship to the International Space University. This year the scholarship is reserved for students attending the summer session held at NASA Ames over the summer. The deadline is January 30th! More info at: http://www.nss.org/education/ISU_scholarship.html Clear skies, Joshua V. Nelson Chairman, SEDS-USA chair@seds.org 0 comments Share |
