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SpotBeam California - November 19, 2004

  • The Planetary Society's Huygens Art Contest: "Imagining Titan: Artists Peer Beneath the Veil"
  • Attn: CSA Members – SpotBeam Awards Dinner, December 2
  • Two Companies Welcomed into CSA Executive Council Membership
  • CSA Member Ballots Due November 30
  • Pasadena Entretec: Signature Luncheon Featuring Peter Diamondis, December 2
  • Governor Schwarzenegger Establishes Council on Base Support and Retention; Seastrand Included
  • Collaborative Meetings Round Two Just Completed
  • Downey Center Designated by Congress as "Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center"
  • NRO/OSL Looking for Satellite Launch Ideas
  • Join CSA for Space Enterprise Growth and Development!

The Planetary Society's Huygens Art Contest:
"Imagining Titan: Artists Peer Beneath the Veil"

The Grand Prize is a trip to Darmstadt, Germany to be on site at ESA's Space Operations Centre for the descent of the Huygens probe! Entry deadline is November 28, 2004. Two age categories, one for 10-17 (Youth), and one for 18 and older (Adult).
http://planetary.org/saturn/artcontest.html

Attn: CSA Members - SpotBeam Awards Dinner, Dec 2

Over two hundred seats already sold! Only a few seats left for members and guests at CSA's celebration of its SpotBeam Awardees at the December 2 dinner. Event and Program Sponsors include: The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman, DIRECTV, NASA Far West Regional Tech Transfer Center, Townsend Public Affairs and Aerojet.

Two Companies Welcomed into CSA Executive Council Membership

A news media briefing to discuss the upcoming final X-43A hypersonic research flight is planned for Friday, Nov. 15, 2004, at 10 a.m. PST at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television.
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/membership.html

CSA Member Ballots Due Nov 30

Ballots for the CSA Board of Directors election must be in CSA's hands by CoB November 30, 2004. Ballots were mailed from CSA to CSA members on November 8th.

Pasadena Entretec: Signature Luncheon featuring Peter Diamandis, Dec 2

Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation (www.xprize.org) and the CEO of Zero Gravity Corporation
(www.nogravity.com), a pioneer and leader in the commercial space arena. December 2, 2004 in Pasadena.
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/event-entretec.html
http://www.pasadenaentretec.com/

Governor Schwarzenegger Establishes Council on Base Support and Retention; Seastrand Included

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed The Honorable Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director of the California Space Authority, to the Governor's Council on Base Support and Retention. The Council consists of representatives from industries closely tied to the continued support of national defense installations in our economy and retired military leaders from throughout California. The Council will work closely with the Governor's Office of Military and Aerospace Support in developing and implementing the state's BRAC preparedness plan.
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041109-1.html

Collaborative Meetings Round Two Just Completed

The California space enterprise strategic plan implementation Collaboratives just completed their second round of meetings. See the CSA web site for updates:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/plan2004.html

Downey Center Designated by Congress as "Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center"

On October 30, 2004 the President of the United States signed into law a joint resolution of Congress designating the space science learning center in Downey, California as the Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center.
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041104.html

NRO/OSL Looking for Satellite Launch Ideas

Proposals are due Nov 29:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041008.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.

CSA Membership Benefits and Application Forms:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/benefits.html

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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