tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146126062007-11-09T22:16:51.879-05:00Philadelphia Area Space Alliance (PASA)Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-10283011696082421572007-10-20T20:46:00.000-04:002007-10-20T21:39:31.321-04:00PASA report for September, 2007 Meeting Times and Locations: Our October meeting will be at the Liberty One food Court on the twentieth, the November meeting will be at the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City at 17th and Race Streets on Saturday the 17th. In December we are back at the Food Court. Meeting Notes: We had an informative gathering with Hank Smith talking on his science fiction event travel plans and the 2008 ISDC Adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1142311421463477542006-03-13T23:39:00.000-05:002006-03-13T23:48:08.250-05:00Starting a Space LotteryBy Mitchell Gordon Richard Bowers, a founding member of what is now the Philadelphia Area Space Alliance (PASA), thinks that it is now time for a more democratic approach for getting people who are not wealthy into space--a space lottery. Even if the winners do not plan on going into space themselves, they could have the option of reselling a winning lottery ticket (perhaps on e-bay) for cash, Adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1128912313945324972005-10-09T22:28:00.000-04:002005-12-25T01:42:47.890-05:00Greetings from Earl Bennett, President of P.A.S.AHello Readers; I am the head of the organization known as the Philadelphia Area Space Alliance. We have an acronym that is the same as several other groups but our primary concern is the promotion and groundwork needed for humanity to live and flourish beyond the Earth. Besides being President I am also technical director and thus look into some of the engineering possibilities Earl Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584734231272683970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1128292136645421462005-10-02T18:02:00.000-04:002005-10-02T18:28:56.656-04:00Xities or the Cities of the Future in SpacePhiladelphia October 2, 2005 Peter Kokh writes in last month’s Moon Miner Manifesto, see www.asi.org, about Xities, the cities of the future in space. Mr. Kokh envisions these Xities as self sufficient in producing their own breathable atmosphere, food, and clean water. Mr. Kokh distinguishes all the cities of the Earth even in the future from Dr. Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1126980728836352462005-09-17T14:12:00.000-04:002005-09-17T14:12:08.853-04:00Test remote blog. Meeting held Test remote blog. Meeting held at Liberty Place in Phila, PA.Adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1123371165468358382005-08-06T19:29:00.000-04:002005-09-17T20:59:50.633-04:00The PASA List: The Top Ten Things We Are Doing Wrong in Promoting the Space FrontierCommentary by Mitchell Gordon, VP, PASA (Phila. Area Space Alliance) 10. Stop concentrating on trying to celebrate Space Day or Space Week in July (the month of the Apollo 11 mission). The college kids are not around and their parents are on vacation. Better to concentrate your efforts on World Space Week, coordinated by the United Nations, and held each year from October 4 -10, an Adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1122953341680539582005-08-06T18:44:00.000-04:002005-08-06T15:45:55.756-04:00Members invitations are in progressAs new members join, new messages will start to appear.Adminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1121742939261812612005-07-19T02:15:00.000-04:002005-07-18T23:15:39.266-04:00What's happening at PASA?Check for the latest posted messages here at blogger.Adminnoreply@blogger.com