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The purpose of the space
society is to help people realize
the significance of space
exploration in their everyday
lives.
-Richard Brastad.
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The reason I joined USS is
because I believe a strong space
movement would definitely
help out in the long run.
-Alvin Carley
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NASA was moving way too
slow. The space society was
designed to help speed up the
progress of NASA.
-Darin Maxwell
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of the University
Space Society
pose in front of a
display at NASA.
The University
Space Society
works in
conjunction with
the Houston
Space Society to
help further the
cause of space
exploration.P/ioro
courtesy University
Space Society.
' s the countdown for the
launching of a space shuttle
progressed, members of the University Space Society (USS) imagined
what it would be like to be up in
space. The USS consisted of approximately 30 students with
majors ranging from
computer science to
engineering.
President Alvin
Carley said, "The
University Space Society is a subdivision
of the Houston Space
Society. The Houston Space Society
is, in turn, a chapter of the larger
National Space Society."
Throughout the year, USS was ac
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While we were
sitting, the
simulator went
into a simulated
launch.
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Overwhelmed with all the sights
and sounds that were found at
NASA, Carley and other members
agreed that the tour was one of
the most exciting moments of the
year. Carley said,
"First we went into
mission control center. While we were sitting, the simulator
went into a simulated
launch. It was exciting
because at the point of
launch, the entire
console lit up like a
Christmas tree."
Aside from experiencing the simulated launch, the group watched
Static 1G Shuttle trainers move a
shuttle arm around. "Just before we
tive in taking its members on tours of left, some engineers were working on
various space-related sites.
They visited numerous observatories such as the George Observatory
in Brownsville, which has one of the
largest telescopes. Another memora-
a fully-automated rescue robot.
When the project is complete, NASA
will place the robots in a shuttle and
put them into space to help out any
astronaut in trouble," said Carley.
ble tour that the group participated in Space exploration in the future seems
was a tour of NASA. to be in good hands-Jonathan Im-
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HONORS FILM SOCIETY
(front) Anton Pal Montano, Ying Ha, Sascha Buchholz, Amy Lindamood, Pierre-Vincent
Lidome, Heather Lakatos, Catherine Arnold; (back) Micheal Knight, Robert Zaretsky, Michael
bames.Photo by Thomas Nguyen.
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISMS
Victoria Tinklenberg, Jennifer Finger, Christina Burleson, James Queen, James
Stackable, Marsha Greene, Sara Turner, Lisa Albe, Angelina Wolten, Milana
White, Dain Maxwell, Michael Cook, Lucinda LaCelle, Laura Scott.Photo by Hugh
UNIVERSITY SPACE SOCIETY
Darin Maxwell, Alvin Carley, Gilbert Sifuentes, Richard Brastad, Tony Settles,
Fazia Rizzi. Photo by Jerry Munoz.
Tom Chin.
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