Presenter: Gary Sohn Next to the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb, this was once the second most important United States defense security program. The U.S. was not allowed to fly over China or Russia with crewed aircraft, but the Lockheed D-21—an uncrewed drone—was able to overfly these countries. Attend and learn about this...
Presenter: Gary Sohn The geographic North Pole is a fixed graphic point, but the magnetic north pole has been wandering about the northern part of our globe for millions of years. Find out what causes this behavior and what affects it can have on living things. Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater Cost: Included with Admission
Presenters: John Jennings and Donn Anderson Landsat satellites have been showing us our Earth from space since Landsat 1 launched in 1972! Developed jointly by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Landsat collects data on the forests, farms, urban areas, and freshwater of our home planet generating the longest continuous record of its kind....
Presenter: Tuesday Docent In the 1960s, two great nations competed to “Put a man on the Moon.” Russia's N1 rocket was in development at the same time as the U.S. Saturn V, but theirs failed. Find out why. Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater Cost: Included with Admission
