Descriptions & illustrations of the museum’s collection of rockets and missiles is highlighted. Specifically described are the early development of the German V1 and V2 rockets, and how this led to the initial American entries.

Presenter: Ron Williamson The presenter served on the front lines with an Air Force In-Flight Refueling unit during the Cold War. Remember “duck and cover,” fallout shelters, Khrushchev (“we will bury you”), and Sputnik? To win the Cold War (1946-1991) aircraft needed to go the distance. We will cover the history and operations of In-Flight...

Descriptions & illustrations of the Apollo Guidance Computer, the Display and Keyboard Unit (DSKY), how the astronauts used it and how it interfaced to the remainder of the Command Module, and comparisons to show similarity with other computer systems including Windows programs.

Presenters: John Jennings & Donn Anderson NASA has created a communication system that controls and receives data from many space probes and is never out of communication. The Deep Space Network involves three facilities around the Earth so that NASA never loses contact with all of its active spacecraft. We will show the three world...

Presenters: Donn Anderson & John Jennings The vast majority of asteroids have a variety of rocky compositions. But a few asteroids are made of something really amazing: METAL! The largest is Psyche. Why are we interested in this particular and peculiar type of asteroid? What is it going to take to go there? What discoveries...