Presenter: Bill Carton Starting slowly in 2001, orbital space tourism now has 17 flown participants, with dozens on the waiting lists. Suborbital or very high altitude balloon missions have flown another 30+ passengers, but the focus of this discussion is the orbital, extended zero-G experience of living in space, not just short hops. Long predicted...
Presenters: John Jennings and Donn Anderson As a key part of the Artemis program’s focus of putting humans back on the surface of the Moon, for more than a decade NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been producing our first highly accurate 3D Lunar maps identifying safe landing sites and locating potential resources on the...
Presenter: John Bronson Descriptions & illustrations of the museum’s sole exhibit on Maritime Air Patrol / Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft is highlighted. Specifically described are the development of the defenses against submarines around North America. The application of anti-submarine warfare aircraft is illustrated and described. Location: Aviation Room 201 Cost: Included with Admission
