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SpotBeam California - October 7, 2004

  • California-Based SpaceShipOne Team Wins Ansari X-Prize!
  • SPADS Parallels Pioneering Effort of SpaceShipOne
  • 2004 California Space Authority SpotBeam Awards Dinner - Dec 2
  • Space Frontier Conference 13, Oct 8-10
  • Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg AFB, Oct 30-31
  • Nominees for CSA Board Election in November
  • NASA RFI: Commercial Space Transportation Services, Due Oct 15
  • $1,000 ASA Scholarships Available
  • U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Team $2 Billion Contract to Build Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
  • SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration
  • CSIP FY06 Submittal Package Available; Deadline Oct 29
  • PanAmSat selects Sea Launch for Galaxy 16 Mission
  • Deadline Approaching to Enter JPL Challenge - Oct 8
  • AIAA Micro-Nano-Technologies for Aerospace Applications
  • Transformation and Vision for Space: NASA's Partnership with Industry and Government
  • Milcom 2004, Monterey, CA, Oct 31 - Nov 3
  • NASA ELV Payload Safety and Mission Success Conference
  • Join CSA For Space Enterprise Growth and Development!

California-Based SpaceShipOne Team Wins Ansari X-Prize!

"The accomplishments of the SpaceShipOne team again demonstrate that innovation, daring and technical excellence are alive and well in the California space enterprise community":

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041005.html

CSA's photographs from the day:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041005-pics.html

SPADS Parallels Pioneering Effort of SpaceShipOne

A doppler radar was "watching" the SS1 flight out of the Mojave Spaceport, and gathering remarkably new and large amounts of data on the flight of the crafts. This was the culmination of a California Space Infrastructure Program (CSIP) project demonstration known as SPADS, Spaceport Arrival and Departure Safety System.

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040930.html

2004 California Space Authority SpotBeam Awards Dinner - Dec 2

Mark your calendars now to attend this inaugural awards event and CSA's annual members' meeting on December 2, 2004. It will be a dinner event at the LAX Rennaissance Hotel. Some exciting activities are being planned; details are becoming available:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/images/pdfs/awards.pdf

Space Frontier Conference 13, Oct 8-10

Highlighting a year full of major space news, the Space Frontier Foundation will Space Frontier Conference 13 aboard the majestic Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach CA:

http://www.space-frontier.org/Events/SFC13/

Friday/Luncheon-only reservation (examining the opportunities and challenges of the emerging industry of privately funded space companies, $45):

https://www.space-frontier.org/Events/SFC13/investors.php

Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg AFB, Oct 30-31

http://www.30svs.com/Airshow2004/

Nominees for CSA Board Election in November

On Friday, Oct 8, this year's nominees for the CSA Board will be posted with a link from this page:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/boardofdirectors.html

NASA RFI: Commercial Space Transportation Services, Due Oct 15

"This RFI, issued by NASA's Office of Space Operations, is to obtain information regarding capabilities and market interest from existing and emerging domestic commercial space transportation providers. NASA will use this information to shape agency acquisition strategy for space transportation services."

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041001b.html

$1,000 ASA Scholarships Available

College scholarships in the amount of $1,000 are available through the Aerospace States Association. Applications are due no later than December 1. Applicants must be in their sophomore or junior years of college and have majors in science, engineering, computer science or technology. Watch the CSA web site for details.

U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Team $2 Billion Contract to Build Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

A team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system that will provide significantly improved and assure communications for the mobile warfighter.

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040930b.html

SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been awarded $8M by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force to demonstrate highly responsive, affordable launch capability.

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040930c.html

CSIP FY06 Submittal Package Available; Deadline Oct 29

The nominations period for California Space Infrastructure Program (CSIP) projects has begun for the FY06 cycle. The deadline is October 29. Please submit a notice of intent ASAP.

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/fy06-submittal.html

PanAmSat selects Sea Launch for Galaxy 16 Mission

The agreement provides for Sea Launch to lift the 4700-kg spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit in 2006:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040930d.html

Deadline Approaching to Enter JPL Challenge - Oct 8

Southern California middle and high schools are invited to participate. Deadline to enter is Oct 8. The regional contests for schools will be held on Nov 20.

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040816-3.html

AIAA Micro-Nano-Technologies for Aerospace Applications

The CANEUS 2004 Conference and Workshop, Micro-Nano-Technologies for Aerospace Applications: From Concepts to Systems, is the world's premier international forum devoted to MNT (micro-nano-technology) development for aerospace applications. Nov 1-5 in Monterey, CA:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/040920-event.html

Transformation and Vision for Space: NASA's Partnership with Industry and Government

American Astronautical Society's 51st National Conference, November 16-17, 2004, Pasadena Hilton

http://www.astronautical.org

Milcom 2004, Monterey, CA, Oct 31 - Nov 3

An annual international military communications conference that brings together leaders from government, industry and academia to discuss and showcase the latest advancements in military communications and networking:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040902.html

NASA ELV Payload Safety and Mission Success Conference

November 16-18, Santa Barbara:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/040726-event.html

Join CSA For Space Enterprise Growth and Development!

Governed by a statewide board of directors, California Space Authority is a member-based, nonprofit "enterprise association" that provides the State's diverse space enterprise community (industry, government, workforce entities and academia) with the dynamic VOICE, VISIBILITY and competitive EDGE necessary to achieve development and growth.

Jamie Foster, CIO, California Space Authority
3201 Airpark Dr. #204, Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 349-2633, FAX (805) 349-2635
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/

CSA Membership Benefits:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/benefits.html

CSA Membership Application Forms

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/benefita.html

Upcoming Events:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/events.html

What's New at the CSA web site:

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/whatsnew.html

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