1. Small Satellite Design Club 9th GBM February 9, 2016
President: Claudia Corcho
VP Internal: Alexander Soto
VP External: Stephanie Pastor Social Director: Noorul (Fractal) Hassan
Treasurer: Kevin Almanzar Research Director: Mikhail Belibasis
Secretary: Alfred Jennett
BEC Representative: Kevin Almanzar
Webmaster: Evan Bishop

2. SPACE NEWS

3. CanSat Updates Team Lead: Christopher Charters
Meeting Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and Thursday from 5:20 to 6:20.
When2Meet has been sent for those interested on the internal team, so fill it out!!!

4. High Altitude Balloon Team
Reaches a high enough altitude to be able to capture images of the curvature of the earth.
The launches will include both the construction of the balloon, parachute, and payload system.
Meeting days to be determined.
Will be working with the structures subsystem of Rocket Team and launch in Mid-February.
Meeting on Fridays from 4PM-5PM in MAE-A Room 221!!!
There will be a meeting this week!
Come learn programming!

5. Spring Semester Outreach Socials Speakers
E-Week- Will participate E-Fair from 8 AM to 2 PM on February 22nd and 23rd.
Socials
Rocket Launches
Laser Tag Social
Movie Socials
Speakers
Dr.Conklin on February 23rd!
Larry Fineberg and Justin Treptow from NASA on March 29! Will talk about
Larry will talk on NuStar and Justin on Systems Engineering.

6. AIAA Region II Student Conference
The conference will be in Huntsville, Alabama April 4th and 5th (Monday and Tuesday).
CanSat team will be presenting
Individuals or other groups can also sign up
Abstract and Registration Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2016
Paper Deadline: Friday, February 29, 2016
Most of the cost is free, only need to pay food out of pocket! Become an AIAA National Member.

7. Shadowing
We will begin allowing for shadowing the president and treasurer if you are interested in those positions next year!

8. SLICE Meeting
Wednesday February 10th from 12:50 PM to 1:40 PM in the conference room of the Particle Science building (PERC room 202).
Will talk about radio basics, and you do not need to have a radio license to attend or even understand!
SLICE is club of all space graduate labs

9. Questions? Visit us at : ufsmallsat.club

10. TRIVIA TIME!!! What was the first animal in space?
Rhesus Monkey named Albert 1, was on suborbital flights aboard the V2 rocket

11. TRIVIA TIME!!!
What is the name of Boeing’s new crew transfer vehicle that will be used by NASA?
CST-100 Starliner

12. TRIVIA TIME!!!
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus

13. TRIVIA TIME!!!
What company is under contract with NASA to build the James Webb Telescope?
Northrop Grumman

14. TRIVIA TIME!!!
Who is the only president to be present during a shuttle launch?
Bill Clinton

15. TRIVIA TIME!!!
Founder of Space-X and Tesla Motors?
Elon Musk