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Support & Promotion for the Activities of NASA

The Mission

Since the cancellation of the Apollo missions the U.S. Space Program has been plagued by constant cancellations, budget cuts and a lack of public awareness.  Having worked at NASA since he was 18, on 8 Programs at 3 NASA Centers, he felt it was time to create a Tiger Team organization to assist.

The First Chapter

SPAN was designed to be a student organization to provide services & assistance to NASA.  In 1990 the first SPAN chapter was created at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.  Later, a second chapter was founded at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ.

SPAN's Activities

In the beginning SPAN performed outreach and education about NASA programs.  

Small Engineering Projects

In addition, SPAN was designed to perform small engineering & science project NASA wanted but did not have the funding to perform.

Doing the impossible with nothing!

The first small engineering project mushroomed into constructing the front of a Space Shuttle.  But there was NO funding.

Space Shuttle Trainer Resolution!

In 1992 the beginnings of the Shuttle structure was moved to Santa Maria under SPAN Headquarters.  The project was then build by the founder, alone, without funding and on the wrong side of the continent from its ultimate destination.

ORIGINS

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Chuck Ryan, Jr.

Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

Founder

Served on 8 NASA 

Programs

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Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

President Cal Poly Chapter

NASA 

Crew Escape System

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Resolution!

Ketan (KC) Chhipwadia

Resolution!

The first "small" project

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