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INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE MARKS NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY, APOLLO 10 ANNIVERSARIES
Astronauts, Actors, And Worldwide Space Activists To Gather Over Memorial Day Weekend In Houston for 18th Annual Conference

On May 27, 1999, the 18th International Space Development Conference (ISDC) will convene at the Hobby Radisson Hotel in Houston, Texas. The five-day conference, organized by the National Space Society (NSS), marks 25 years of pro-space advocacy. A Sunday evening gala banquet will mark the Society's anniversary with astronauts, actors, and space activists from around the world.

Other conference highlights include:

• welcome reception hosted by this year's corporate sponsor, SGI (May 27);
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics symposium (May 28);
• celebration of Apollo 10 30th anniversary with crew members (May 28);
• "Dreams to Reality" banquet with science fiction authors (May 29);
• debut of NSS 25th anniversary poster by noted space artist, Robert McCall;

Advance registration is preferable. Registration, as well as the updated conference agenda and full speaker list, is available via the NSS website at http://www.nss.org/isdc/ or on America Online at keyword: "NSS". The National Space Society promotes change in social, technical, economic, and political conditions to advance the day when people will live and work in space.