It's Wonderful.

UPDATED on 11/1/10: Update and refreshed agenda. Please see there for more recent information.

Team Phoenicia and TechShop are proud to announce that on November 6th, 2010 at TechShop - Menlo Park at 1 PM will host the Nanosatellite Launcher Challenge Seminar.

The agenda is firming up, but organizations that will be presenting are NASA Centennial Challenge Program, the To Be Announced allied organization running the challenge, FAA, California Space Authority, New Mexico Spaceport Authority, Team Phoenicia and some of the SF Bay Area teams.

The draft rules for the Challenge are planned to be presented and feedback is expected.

The scope of this seminar is to be promotion of the challenge in the the SF Bay Area, how the different organizations including Team Phoenicia can help teams, and a working session

The seminar is open to the public.

Draft Agenda:

1:00 PM: William Baird, Team Phoenicia, Introduction and Welcome

1:15 PM: Andrew Petro, NASA Centennial Challenge Program, Scope and Hopes for the Centennial Challenges

1:45 PM: Keynote Speaker (TBD)

2:15 PM: Allied Organization - Draft Rules

2:45 PM: BREAK. Tours of Techshop Available

3:00 PM: William Baird, Team Phoenicia, How Team Phoenicia Can and Is Helping Nanosat Launcher Teams

3:20 PM: Nick Pelster, California Space Authority, How the CSA can help the Nanosat Launcher Teams

3:40 PM: Dr William Gutman, SpacePort America, How SPA can help the Nanosat Launcher Challenge teams

4:00 PM: Paul Breed, Friends of Amateur Rocketry, What FAR is and what it can do for the NLC

4:20 PM: BREAK, Tours of Techshop Available

4:45 PM: Sherman Council, et al, Federal Aviation Administration: rules and requirements

5:45 PM: Nanosat Challenge Teams Panel/Micro Presentations (currently Vog Rockets, possibly the mystery team and more)

6:15 PM: Networking Session, official wrap at 8 PM.

Agenda subject to change.

Questions can be directed to nanosatseminar@teamphoenicia.org.

Quick update (10/20/10):

Reservations are now open:

Note: while walk ups are free, reservations are not.

The whole thing.

Forgive the music. Vengeance will be had for that.

You see, it's all very clear to me now.

Nov 6th.
1 PM
Techshop.
120 Independence Dr
Menlo Park, CA.

I understand how you feel.

Obviously this is not a big enough delta-V to reach orbit, but it is for the Nanosat Challenge, nonetheless.

Nov 6th.
1 PM
Techshop.
120 Independence Dr
Menlo Park, CA.

...yet [we] have the knowledge to make the trip work.

No, this rocket is not being built for us, but we are building it for the Nanosat Challenge.

Nov 6th.
1 PM
Techshop.
120 Independence Dr
Menlo Park, CA.

You see, something's going to happen. Something wonderful.

Here we have our quandary: [you] are going to get there first...

We are not participating in the Nanosat Challenge as we have said.

We still have our sights set on the Moon.

Besides, it'd be a terrible conflict of interest if we pursued the Nanosat Challenge, now.

Nov 6th. Techshop. Menlo Park, CA.

You see, something's going to happen. Something wonderful.

This is a good game, it's called "The Truth."

Despite rumours to the contrary, Team Phoenicia is not pursuing the Nanosat Challenge.

However, let's just say that Nov 6th is a day that many of you may want to clear on your calendars. If you can make it to Menlo Park. Because...

Something wonderful is about to happen.

Details soon.

Something Wonderful Is About To Happen

This isn't for us, but it is by us. Updates and details soon.