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Jan 30-Feb 4 — AAS Guidance and Control Conference
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Savannah, Georgia

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Mar 10-12 — Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
Theme: Sustainable Space Exploration
Greenbelt, Maryland

May 26-29 — 12th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies (ISCOPS)
Montreal, Canada

Jun 12-14 – 5th Student CanSat Competititon
Amarillo, Texas

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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AAS National Conference, Featured - Dec 2, 2008 10:35 - 0 Comments

2008 Conference Slide Presentations Posted

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2008 AAS National Conference in Pasadena, California. The slide presentations are now archived on the web site; see astronautical.org/conference/conference-2008.

Mark your calendar for the annual Goddard Memorial Symposium, March 10-12 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Happy holidays, and see you at the Goddard.

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Corporate Members, Orbital Sciences Corporation - Oct 17, 2008 12:56 - 0 Comments

Webcast of IBEX Launch on 19 October

Source: NASA press release

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled for launch on 19 October between 1:44pm and 1:52pm EDT. The IBEX payload contains sensors to detect and map the termination shock of the solar wind at the edge of our solar system. The launch will take place from Kwajalein aboard Orbital Science Corporation’s Pegasus XL rocket. The IBEX spacecraft was also built by Orbital in Dulles, Virginia.

Live streaming video of the countdown and launch will be available at nasa.gov. Coverage begins at 12:15pm and will conclude after payload separation, approximately 12 minutes after launch.

Orbital Sciences Corporation is a corporate member of the American Astronautical Society.

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CanSat - Nov 10, 2008 21:23 - 0 Comments

2009 CanSat Field Set

Participants in the 2009 CanSat Competition are set to launch their payloads from Amarillo, Texas,  June 12-14, 2009.  The 2008 champions from the University of New Hampshire are returning to defend their title against a field of new and returning teams, including: Read the rest of the article…


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