Space Association of Australia Inc.
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Public Meeting - November 2015
This is the free monthly meeting of the Space Association of Australia - all welcome!
Guest speaker: Mark Smith - Nanosat Eye in the Sky: Building a Cubesat in Melbourne
We'll be in the Function Room on the first floor of the Caulfield RSL. The venue is disabled friendly and includes a lift. Meals are available at reasonable prices. Ample car parking is available immediately behind the RSL or in St Georges Road. Trams and trains run within 200 metres of the venue.
Agenda
7.15 - 7.30 | Association business: Wash-up of Buzz Aldrin Tickets Member Prize Draw | Arrangements for Space Trivia Night on 7 December | Meeting dates for 2016 |
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7.30 - 8.10 | Guest speaker: Mark Smith - Nanosat Eye in the Sky: Building a Cubesat in Melbourne. "The nano-satellite revolution is upon us. We’re putting a telescope in space that you can help build and operate." |
8.10 - 8.40 | Terrestrial space tourism: Where have you been? |
8.40 - 9.00 | Break for socialising |
9.00 - 9.30 | Space news: New space and planetary science updates |
9.30 - 9.50 | Retrospective: Declassified - The NRO’s abandoned plans for a manned spy satellite (the Manned Orbiting Laboratory or MOL) |