SpaceUp is an open-attendance space exploration
unconference
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid hierarchical aspects of a conventional conference, such as sponsored presentations and top ...
, where participants decide the topics, schedule, and structure of the event. SpaceUps have been held on both West and East coasts, and in Houston. Common features of SpaceUps are an unconference/
barcamp style schedule, Ignite talks, and a moonpie eating contest.
Topics from SpaceUp conferences include: discussion of newspace industry, how to get more people excited about space, and the future direction of NASA, ESA, CSA, JAXA.
History
The first SpaceUp was held at the
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM, formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California, United States. The museum is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building, ...
on February 27–28, 2010. It was sponsored and organized by the
San Diego Space Society The San Diego Space Society (SD Space) is a chapter of the National Space Society based in San Diego and founded in 2008.
The group's goal is to raise awareness of the benefits of space exploration and San Diego's role in space development by prom ...
. The 2-day event was covered by Spacevidcast and attended by representatives from
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
,
Google Lunar X Prize,
Masten Space Systems, and
Quicklaunch
Quicklaunch is a currently inactive company attempting to use a type of space gun to launch payloads into low Earth orbit. It is a university spin-off of the SHARP project which ended 2005.
Quicklauncher
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. This event was organized by Chris Radcliff.
The second SpaceUp event was held August 27–28, 2010 in Washington, D.C. at
George Washington University
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, preside ...
. This event was organized b
Evadot founder Michael DoornbosSEDS Encourages Students to Attend SpaceUp DC
August 25, 2010, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
After several more successful events in the US, the SpaceUp concept crossed the Atlantic in September 2012, with the first SpaceUp unconference in Europe. It was organized by six dedicated space ambassadors at Europlanetarium Genk on 22 and 23 September 2012
SpaceUp Europe
triggered several space enthusiasts to organize more European space unconferences, making the concept truly global
SpaceUp Stuttgart
in Germany was held 27 October, followed b
SpaceUp Poland
in Warsaw on 24 and 25 November. SpaceUp London and Paris were held 2013. In December 2012 the concept rolled further East with the first event in Asia, SpaceUp India.
Events
References
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External links
* http://www.spaceup.org – Original SpaceUp website (for San Diego)
** http://wiki.spaceup.org
SPACEUP UNCONFERENCES: A 21ST CENTURY GLOBAL APPROACH TO SPACE OUTREACH
presentation by Andreas Hornig at the 64th International Astronautical Congress 2013 in Beijing (YouTube
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)
* http://www.spaceupdc.org – SpaceUp DC site
** http://wiki.spaceupdc.org
* http://www.spaceuphouston.org – SpaceUp Houston
** http://wiki.spaceuphouston.org
* http://spaceup.org/near-you/europe/ – SpaceUp Europe
** http://spaceup.org/near-you/europe/
* http://spaceupdenver.org – SpaceUp Denver
** http://spaceupdenver.org
* http://www.spaceup.fr – SpaceUp France: Paris 2013, Toulouse 2014
** http://www.spaceup.fr
Unconferences
Space advocacy organizations