I'm just back from a trip to the NASA Ames Research Center for a three day meeting planning the International Space University's SSP09 programme which will be hosted there in the summer (and at which I'll be running one the three team projects) - and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed. The NASA folk there have a real can-do attitude and are even doing building works into to accommodate the SSP's particular needs. I think that this is going to be one of the best SSPs ever (and I'm not just saying that because it's going to be in California). Frankly, if you are eligible to apply for the ISU SSP (basically, you have to be graduating this year) then I think you should seriously be considering applying. It's not cheap, it is true, but it is worth it (and remember, because Kingston is an Affiliate of ISU, you are eligible for a discount).While I was at Ames, I met up with Will Marshall, a former UKSEDS member and ISU alumnus. He is now working at the NASA Lunar Science Institute at Ames. Have a look here to see some of low-cost lunar landing work he is doing.
