May 27th-May 31st at the Intercontinental Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois CHICAGO, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Space Society's International Space Development Conference is where astronauts, scientists, entrepreneurs, officials, activists and other citizens who look forward to the "final frontier" gather each year. Regular features include talks by government and industry leaders, panels on the latest developments in space technology and related fields, exhibits from NASA and private space companies, and an unparalleled opportunity to meet and interact with the people who make the future happen.
On July 20, 1969, an American government spaceship landed on the moon. Aboard the spacecraft, [Neil Armstrong] and Buzz Aldrin couldn't open the door. That's right. They flew a quarter of a million miles, landed on the moon and couldn't get the door open. Neil radioed to the expert mission controllers back on Earth, "Houston, we can't seem to get the hatch to open. Neil's fellow moon-walker, Buzz Aldrin, advocates private spaceships with lots of people going into space. He uses his fame to enable other people to eventually do what he's done, walk on the moon. That's true generosity. He has served as president of the National Space Society, an activist pro-space group. He's the founder of ShareSpace, a non-profit company dedicated to getting average people into space. And he founded Sta...
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Lynn Chandler of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., +1-301-286-2806
I am a conservative. Phew! What a relief to come clean after all these years. People who know me and who apply the litmus test of the day, whether it's abortion rights or full citizenship for homosexuals, will think there must be some deceit here. But it is true. When Ronald Reagan and his ilk vilified the word "liberal," I knew that I was liberal. He taught that liberals liked big government. I adore investments in common endeavors, such as national parks and space exploration. I love big spending on programs that create a smarter, more employable society. So be it.
OGDEN -- Ben Bova, author and editor, is slated to speak in Ogden on Friday, first day of the National Space Society's Western regional conference. Best known for his many books of science fiction, Bova is also a writer of science books and an editor. The Utah Space Association is host of the two-day conference at the Ogden Marriott Hotel. Speakers have come from as far away as Australia, said J. David Baxter, president of the Utah group.
In the corner of the Lone Pine Golf Club pro shop in Washington County, a few folders rest above a filing cabinet. They contain paperwork for Green Hills Borough, and the small space they occupy represents Mayor Terry George's office. Eighty miles to the northwest sits a tiny town with a big name -- Borough of Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota, or SNPJ. Its name stems from the Slovene National Benefit Society, which owns the recreation center that is, essentially, the community.
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