2007 Annual Report - World Space Week

1st FAI CIAM Africa World Cup Rocketry ChampionshipLocation: Rocket City Tshwane Pretoria, GautengOctober 4 - October 5, 2007: The first Africa Cup Championship for Rocketry [Space Models] takes place under theauspices of the AeroModeling Commission [CIAM] of the International Air Sport Federation [FAI]. It takes place atRocket City, East of Tshwane Pretoria, South Africa.Organization: National Youth Development Trust [NYDT]www.nydt.org/home.asp?pid=961Reach for the Stars! ConcertLocation: Pretoria State TheatreTshwane Pretoria, GautengOctober 10, 2007: The 2nd Reach for the Stars Concert ["Where Science and Culture Meet"] takes place in the StateTheatre in Tshwane Pretoria on October 10, 2008. Students celebrate the interaction between international culture andScience. There will also be an art competition for space designs, and a celebrity fashion paradeOrganization: National Youth Development Trust [NYDT]www.nydt.org/home.asp?pid=317Reach for the StarsLocation: Barnyard Theatre, Menlyn Shopping Centre, PretoriaTshwane, PretoriaOctober 6, 2007: Reach for the Stars! - Where Science and Culture Meet. A celebrity concert featuring schoolstudents in South Africa who will sing the Planet Song [HipHop music] and the Kids in the Sky Song. Participatingstudents will also participate in a Celebrity Fashion Parade. Time: Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 13:00 to 16:00Organization: NYDT - Space School Af ricawww.nydt.org3.3 ASIA and OCEANIA3.3.1 AustraliaExploring Mars - AIAA Public Lecture ProgramLocation: Finkel Lecture Theatre Australian National University Canberra, Australian Capital TerroritoryAttendance: 130 Media Impressions: 70000October 15, 2007: 6.00 pm Dr. Mark Adler, JPL. The Mars Exploration Rovers left Earth in mid 2003 and landed onthe planet Mars in January 2004. Since then they have been examining evidence of an ancient Mars that had liquidwater at the surface billions of years ago, and that may have had the necessary conditions to support life. The talk willcover why Mars is such an interesting place to explore scientifically and culturally, a short history of Mars explorationby spacecraft, what the Mars Exploration Rovers look like and how they work, how they were designed, built, andtested, how they are operated on Mars, what scientific discoveries they have made, and the current status andprospects for their future. The talk will end with an overview of our future planned and imagined missions to Mars.Report: A fantastic presentation on NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers was given by Dr Mark Adler to a large andenthusiastic audience. The presentation included many personal stories and interesting insights into the mostsuccessful of NASA's Mars missions. Many interesting questions arose from the audience and a great evening washad by all. After the presentation participants enjoyed various displays from the ANU and the AIAA in the auditoriumfoyer.Organization: AIAA - Sydney/Canberra Sectionbillboard.anu.edu.au/event_view.asp?id=19412