<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606</id><updated>2012-01-13T14:43:36.140-05:00</updated><category term='Article'/><title type='text'>Philadelphia  Area  Space  Alliance  (PASA)</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-5173978347150782785</id><published>2010-03-04T18:14:00.018-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-10T18:34:12.433-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Article'/><title type='text'>The Apophis Meteor, Is It A Threat?</title><summary type='text'>Hello everybody. I’ve been meaning to write this blog for some time now. The topic changed since I agreed to write something. I was going to write about desertification and global warming but then I discovered Apophis. Although global warming and desertification are very serious problems and fascinating, Apophis has been fascinating me more than just about anything else except perhaps looking for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/5173978347150782785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=5173978347150782785&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/5173978347150782785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/5173978347150782785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2010/03/apophis-meteor-is-it-threat.html' title='The Apophis Meteor, Is It A Threat?'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-1028301169608242157</id><published>2007-10-20T20:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T21:39:31.321-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PASA report for September, 2007</title><summary type='text'>Meeting Times and Locations: Our October meeting will be at the Liberty One food Courton the twentieth, the November meeting will be at the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City at17th 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 fictionevent travel plans and the 2008 ISDC which </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/1028301169608242157/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=1028301169608242157&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/1028301169608242157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/1028301169608242157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2007/10/pasa-report-for-september-2007.html' title='PASA report for September, 2007'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-114231142146347754</id><published>2006-03-13T23:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-13T23:48:08.250-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Starting a Space Lottery</title><summary type='text'>By Mitchell GordonRichard 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, or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/114231142146347754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=114231142146347754&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/114231142146347754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/114231142146347754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2006/03/starting-space-lottery.html' title='Starting a Space Lottery'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112891231394532497</id><published>2005-10-09T22:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-12-25T01:42:47.890-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Greetings from Earl Bennett, President of P.A.S.A</title><summary type='text'>Hello 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 thepromotion and groundwork needed for humanity tolive and flourish beyond the Earth.Besides being President I am also technicaldirector and thus look into someof the engineering possibilities that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112891231394532497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112891231394532497&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112891231394532497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112891231394532497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/greetings-from-earl-bennett-president.html' title='Greetings from Earl Bennett, President of P.A.S.A'/><author><name>Earl Bennett</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15584734231272683970</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112829213664542146</id><published>2005-10-02T18:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-02T18:28:56.656-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Xities or the Cities of the Future in Space</title><summary type='text'>PhiladelphiaOctober 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 the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112829213664542146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112829213664542146&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112829213664542146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112829213664542146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/10/xities-or-cities-of-future-in-space.html' title='Xities or the Cities of the Future in Space'/><author><name>Dr. Jan</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112698072883635246</id><published>2005-09-17T14:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-17T14:12:08.853-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Test remote blog. Meeting held</title><summary type='text'> Test remote blog. Meeting held at Liberty Place in Phila, PA.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112698072883635246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112698072883635246&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112698072883635246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112698072883635246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/09/test-remote-blog-meeting-held.html' title='Test remote blog. Meeting held'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112337116546835838</id><published>2005-08-06T19:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-17T20:59:50.633-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The PASA List: The Top Ten Things We Are Doing Wrong in Promoting the Space Frontier</title><summary type='text'>Commentary 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 ideal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112337116546835838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112337116546835838&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112337116546835838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112337116546835838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/08/pasa-list-top-ten-things-we-are-doing.html' title='The PASA List: The Top Ten Things We Are Doing Wrong in Promoting the Space Frontier'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112295334168053958</id><published>2005-08-06T18:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-06T15:45:55.756-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Members invitations are in progress</title><summary type='text'>As new members join, new messages will start to appear.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112295334168053958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112295334168053958&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112295334168053958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112295334168053958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/08/members-invitations-are-in-progress.html' title='Members invitations are in progress'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14612606.post-112174293926181261</id><published>2005-07-19T02:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-18T23:15:39.266-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What's happening at PASA?</title><summary type='text'>Check for the latest posted messages here at blogger.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/feeds/112174293926181261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14612606&amp;postID=112174293926181261&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112174293926181261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14612606/posts/default/112174293926181261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillypasa.blogspot.com/2005/07/whats-happening-at-pasa.html' title='What&apos;s happening at PASA?'/><author><name>Admin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IW2ssIFYgTQ/S6_0lT_uPoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/13ocNrZeMEQ/S220/logo1b.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
