OASIS was presented a Special Merit for Community Service Award at ISDC this year.
The Community Service Award is presented to that chapter whose mix of educational, outreach, and other local activities are particularly beneficial to their community.
According to the NSS, "Two events in particular highlight the activities of this year's winner. First, this chapter contributed to a brush abatement program meant to protect the Mt. Wilson Observatory from the wildfires that threatened it during 2003. Second, they helped in the building of the Downey Space Museum through their work with the Aerospace Legacy Foundation."
Space on the Streets
Maybe the gas is cheaper in space?
Space on the Streets is a semi-regular feature of the Odyssey illustrating how space themes have propagated throughout society.