NSS Local Chapters Community Blog
April 6, 2024
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If you’d like the Sac L5 Society to post one of your chapter activities here, Email: [email protected] Check out the NSS Local Chapters page with information from NSS
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NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Spring 2024
March 16, 2024
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View/Download the NSS Chapter Resource List in PDF Format Download the NSS Chapter Resoure List in Word Format Greetings from Ed and Perri
NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Winter 2024
December 9, 2023
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View/Download the NSS Chapter Resource List in PDF Format Download the NSS Chapter Resoure List in Word Format Greetings from Ed and Perri
NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Autumn 2023
September 16, 2023
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View/Download October November December 2023 – Final.pdf Download October November December 2023 – Final.docx Greetings from Ed and Perri Here is the Latest Chapters
You Can’t Measure Time – Up and Atom
September 9, 2023
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Very normal ball drop, Rational numbers, Irrational numbers, The real number line, Countable infinity, Uncountable infinity, Algebraic numbers, Transcendental numbers, Thanks Brilliant!, Indescribable numbers https://youtu.be/10rA45pb7dk?si=ucm27-uiuWDfraXs
Save the New Horizons beyond Pluto Mission!
August 13, 2023
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Sign the Petition! Stop them! Congress wants to cut funding for the New Horizons Team which would cause all the data collected by the New
The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
August 12, 2023
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One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. https://youtu.be/DxL2HoqLbyA
Virgin Galactic launches civilian tourists into space
August 12, 2023
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Virgin Galactic just launched its second commercial space flight. Onboard the flight are three civilian passengers, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers. The mission
for the Love of Maggie O’Die
July 17, 2023
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A new novel by one of the SacL5 Members A mystery wrapped around a love story. Woman of a certain age and head of All
New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Summer 2023
June 19, 2023
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Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
How NASA Reinvented The Wheel
June 10, 2023
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NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it? https://youtu.be/vSNtifE0Z2Q
Ancient Trees Show When The Earth’s Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out
May 13, 2023
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An ancient, well-preserved tree that was alive the last time the Earth’s magnetic poles flipped has helped scientists pin down more precise timing of that
New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Spring 2023
March 15, 2023
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Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
Robert Compton, in Memoriam
January 22, 2023
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Above is a picture of Robert with his 8” diameter rocket motor (the rocket in the videos is the earlier 5” diameter rocket). Robert’s dream… BALLS
Robert Compton Peroxide Rockets
January 22, 2023
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Standing Rocket Test The revolutionary aspect of the Robert Compton’s Rocket concept is that it used H2O2 direct injection without a catalyst. That is, it
Posting to SacL5 with Elementor
December 31, 2022
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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
New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Winter 2022
December 23, 2022
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Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
Water Rocket Physics
December 11, 2022
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Water rockets are fun toys for people of all ages, even adults. They work based on a simple physics concept in which water is forced
NSS Resources for Chapters – Autumn 2022
September 21, 2022
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Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
Apollo 16 Breakfast Splashdown April 23, 2022 Video Available!
April 24, 2022
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Hi, folks,First, thank you to all the hardy folks who got up early and watched the live presentation! It was a doozy!Second, I spent the
SacL5 Meetings and Directions
April 2, 2022
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The Sacramento L5 Society meets Each Month on the Second Saturday. Come Join Us! To join monthly Zoom meetings email: Joe Bland To join the Sacramento
SacL5 Website Traffic Report 3/12/22
March 12, 2022
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Website Traffic Feb 10, 2022 to Mar 12, 2022 491 visits last 30 days 5898 since incept
NASA – Flying Cars
November 23, 2021
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Advanced Air Mobility Mission Overview NASA’s vision for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Mission is to help emerging aviation markets to safely develop an air transportation
Alyssa Carson, Space Advocate
November 14, 2021
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From Wikipedia, Alyssa Carson In 2014, Carson was the first person to complete the “NASA Passport Program” visiting each of NASA’s fourteen visitor centers across nine states.
The Spaceport by Roger Arnold and Donald Kingsbury
July 28, 2021
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Part 1: An Alternate Means of Delivering Payload to Orbit Part 2: Building Energy Cheap Space Transportation – Suitably used, an orbiting spaceport could far
Goodnight Moonbase Kickstarter
July 17, 2021
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Goodnight Moon Base Let’s bring bedtime *to* the moon every night. Our future on the moon becomes real through compelling scenes and rhymes. Click here
SpaceX Starlink Mission 5/9/21
May 12, 2021
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On Sunday, May 9 at 2:42 a.m. EDT, Falcon 9 launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force
Space X – ISS Docking Simulator
December 24, 2020
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SPACEX – ISS Docking Simulator https://iss-sim.spacex.comThis simulator will familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA Astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle to
NSS India World Space Week In Progress!
October 3, 2020
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The link of webinar for YouTube Live is: See List Of Events OrganizersAkhil – https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhil-raj-kumar-kalapala/Krishna – https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-bhavana-sivaraju-514a68bb?trk=hp-identity-photo
The Power of Space Debris
August 20, 2020
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Since the beginning of spaceflight, over 9,000 satellites have been launched into orbit. Along with every satellite, there is around 100,000 tonnes of space debris,
Pongsat – Help Students Experiment in Space
August 9, 2020
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Student experiments flown to the edge of space by balloons! Click image to visit Pongsat to learn and donate A PongSat is an experiment that
Space X – The Dragon Returns
August 8, 2020
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Space X – The Dragon Returns CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule cruised into its home port on Friday evening (Aug. 7), secured to one of
SacL5’s work praised again in NSS Ad Astra!
June 2, 2020
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We here at the Sacramento L5 Society are pleased to be mentioned again in the National Space Society magazine “Ad Astra.” Joe Bland our president
JP Aerospace Dark Sky Station – The Look, The Work
May 31, 2020
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The Virtual Office Marty: Look, Andy, at least come to the meeting wearing VR clothing. I know you like medieval times. Pretend it’s second life, and
Hubble Telescope Builder – Bill Johnston
April 25, 2020
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Hubble Telescope 30th anniversary interview with Bill Johnston Air Force Captain William “Bill” Johnston worked for over 30 years for Lockheed and Lockheed/Martin, and towards
Breakfast on the Moon with Apollo 13 Commander
April 6, 2020
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On Saturday morning, April 11th, from 7:00-9:00 AM PDT (2:00-4:00 PM UTC), the National Space Society (NSS) Chapters’ Assembly and the Sacramento L5 Society NSS
Airships today!
April 1, 2020
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Airships lost out to conventional aircraft after a series of disastrous crashes. But now safer technology could be the key to their return. Zeppelins fill
Tom Tolan and the Dream Chaser
March 17, 2020
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Tom Tolan is a core member of the Sacramento L5 Society and we’re happy for him since he gets to work on the Dream Chaser
No Stopping in Orbit by Paul Turner
March 15, 2020
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There is a common misperception that if you get rocket up high enough, say several hundred miles above the ground, there will be no gravity
International Space Development Conference
February 22, 2020
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ISDC 2020 Read more… NASA has a plan––establish a permanent human presence on the Moon within the next decade and then continue the journey on
Urgent Need for US Space Force
February 16, 2020
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In June 2018, President Trump directed the Department of Defense to “begin the process necessary to establish a space force as the sixth branch of
Elon Musk Starship and Super Heavy
January 25, 2020
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Starship and Super Heavy are the biggest, most important pieces of Elon Musk’sgrand plan for SpaceX, his private spaceflight company. Musk has repeatedly stressed that
3D Video Tool Demo
January 20, 2020
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Apple 3D Video Tool Demo by Ed Kulis – [email protected] The sky is the limit? Well, why stop there? The space program inspired wave after wave of
Implementing the NSS Vision
January 20, 2020
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Exciting News! Our Sacramento L5 Society has an article published in the National Space Society Magazine! Implementing the NSS Vision We, a consensus of the
Ed Kulis Visits the Kennedy Space Center
January 19, 2020
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Fantastic trip! Here’s some of the surprises: The VAB Vehicle Assembly Building – you can’t tell how large it is. I’ve heard the NASA wanted
You Too Can Grow Giant Mushrooms in Your Basement!
January 18, 2020
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Well, not actually but come join us and grow the tech to settle space. Contribute to the blog! Attend our monthly meetings in person or online.
Spaceports in Space where they belong!
January 18, 2020
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Spaceports in the desert sound dusty? Would you put seaports in the desert? How about Space Ports in Space? — Here’s PDF links for original
SacL5 January Meeting
January 14, 2020
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Clockwise from right, Jan, Ed, Joe and Tom on screen met for 2 hours Saturday 1/11/20 at 5pm at JP Aerospace, Rancho Cordova, CA. Here’s
Sierra Nevada’s “Dream Chaser” Build
January 14, 2020
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Sierra Nevada Corp. opened part of its plant in Louisville in October 2019 to the public to celebrate the arrival of the primary structure of
