SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,557 October 10, 2026 Visits: 2,797 (+1,676) last 30 days 14,702 (+2,147) last 12 months 36,616 (+2,729)
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible activity from September 13 through October 10, 2026 Updated October
NSS Executive Meeting Summaries: September 23, 2026, September 9, 2026 NSS All Chapters Meetings: September 22, 2026 NSS Executive Committee Meeting — October 7, 2026
Artificial Super-Intelligence and Humanity’s Space Future Sacramento L5 Society Sacramento L5 Society is deeply concerned about the existential risks of runaway Artificial Super-Intelligence (ASI) –
Explore More from the National Space Society NSS Downlink, NSS Member Portal, Member FAQ, Chapter Resources Zoom – Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Mission Meeting Details Meeting Minutes New Page Content Items for Consideration Projects in Progress Chapter Library Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways
Sacramento L5 Society presents 4 SacL5 Activity Snapshots From March 2002 through September 2026 Robert Compton’s H2O2 Rocket Laser Beaming from EML1 & EML2 Breakfast
CLAIM JUMPER by Joseph Barrett Bland From the ridge overlooking Moon Base 9, I watched as the base’s paired accumulator towers launched a cargo
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated September 12, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,529 Visits: 1,121 (+238) last 30 days 12,555 (+934) last 12 months 33,887 (+1,368) since Oct. 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated August 9, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,494 Visits: 883 (+98) last 30 days 11,621 (+504) last 12 months 32,519 (+821) since Oct 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report Summer 2026 A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated July 11, 2026
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,466 785 (+18) visits last 30 days 11,117 (+297) visits last 12 months 31,698 (+729) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
The AI Engineering Cycle Emergence from disciplined iteration Goal → Prototype → Test → Enhance ↺ Build the smallest useful system. Test it against reality.
Rig 6216 is the working breadboard test platform for the SacL5 Balloon Device Project. Its purpose is to bring the camera, SD card module, DIP
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,438 767 (-190) visits last 30 days 10,820 (+488) visits last 12 months 30,969 (+765) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,410 957 – 698 (+259) visits last 30 days 10,732 (+900) visits last 12 months 30,294 (+894)
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion technology. Researchers in the J. Mike Walker
This page showcases Eric’s model project and lists a set of tools that can help you start a project of your own. Eric, a member
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,382 698 (-208) visits last 30 days 9,832 (+486) visits last 12 months 29,400 (+917) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
Boys Ranch – “Sea Rider” – Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle BR has many STEM and Engineering projects. Here we see a full build of an
PLOR (Prepositioned Lander Orbit Rendezvous) decouples the mission timeline by sending the lander ahead uncrewed, refueling and verifying it in lunar orbit before launching the
NASA’s leadership is shaking things up, announcing a series of major changes aimed at keeping the agency on track for establishing a human presence on
Boys Ranch rocketry program was featured on “Texas Country Reporter.” During a trip to Boys Ranch, a videographer followed youth in the rocketry program as
ELEGOO Mega R3 Project The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit with Tutorial Compatible with Arduino IDE Get the project kit on Amazon here. Find the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,347 1,026 906 (-120) visits last 30 days 8,592 9,346 (+754) visits last 12 months 28,483 (+1163)
While space radiation is frequently cited as a primary constraint on human spaceflight, its risks can be mitigated more effectively than some current regulatory framing
WOW FACTOR Your iPhone vs. 1965 Supercomputing If you wanted in 1965 the computing power you now hold in your iPhone, you would have needed
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,312 1,026 (-162) visits last 30 days 8,592 (+743) visits last 12 months 27,320 (+997) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
Orbital Tethers Catch and Release Shave precious delta-V off the cost to orbit Why Orbiting Tethers• Orbiting tethers: long tethers making one revolution per orbit,
AI and Knowledge “Knowledge is overrated, William. What’s required is diligence and the service of a willing spirit.” – Tom Nuttall to his son
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,284 1,074 1,188 (=108) visits last 30 days 7,894 (+722) visits last 12 months 26,363 (+879) visits
The SacramentoL5Society uses Word Press and the editor plugin called Elementor. Elementor provides the tools to buld a website that is very simple to update
The video below shows how to post an entry to the Sac L5 website using WordPress and Elementor. It features some of the tools and
The Firstborn Obligation If we are alone, then what we choose now matters not just for us, but for the future history of the universe.
In 2025, Compton Woodley Airport paid tribute to Hildreth “Hal” Walker Jr., a distinguished laser scientist and space technology pioneer, during its Air and Space
Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a 33-year-old paraplegic aerospace engineer from Germany, made history by becoming the first wheelchair user to travel to space on a Blue Origin suborbital
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,263 1,074 (-742) visits last 30 days 5,662 7,172 (+1,510) visits last 12 months 25,484 (+1,647) visits
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,220 1,813 (+1,166) visits last 30 days 5,662 (+399) visits last 12 months 23,637 (+1,662) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,193 647 (+279) visits last 30 days 4,263 (+399) visits last 12 months 21,975 (+633) visits since
Here’s the new location of the chapter resources page which is now on the NSS Website And here’s the look of the top of the
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
High-energy rechargeable batteries seemed impossible, until we made them.
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Day 2,165 368 visits last 30 days 3,864 visits last 12 months 21,342 visits since Oct 10, 2019 2,011
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Day 2,130 318 visits last 30 days 3,710 visits last 12 months 20,923 visits since Oct 10, 2019 2,011
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Day 2,103 476 visits last 30 days 3,662 visits last 12 months 20,615 visits since Oct 10, 2019 2,011
This video describes a build of an Arduino Camera Device that takes stop motion videos. This is part of the Sacramento Balloon Device Project to
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Day 2,078 285 visits last 30 days 3,456 visits last 12 months 20,190 visits since Oct 10, 2019 2,011