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: Donn Anderson and John Jennings How do you catch up with a comet? What would it be like to orbit a comet before, during, and after its close encounter with the sun? How big might the comet be? What does a comet smell like? Come find out as we “ride” along with the Rosetta...
Join us for the unveiling of the Museum’s newest aircraft, the de Havilland DH 112 Venom. Enjoy complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres and be the first to see our new exhibit. This event is for Museum Member's only and names will be verified upon RSVP. If you would like to attend but are not a...
Join Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum for a reveal of our newest exhibit, the De Havilland DH112 Venom. The plane will be located on the far-side of the Aviation museum, near Vietnam aircraft and will be celebrated at 1:30 pm. The Air Force Brass Quintet band will be following the reveal with a performance at...
Join us for an extraordinary opportunity to meet the author of the award winning book, Shot Down. Winner of 20 national book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted...
Presenters: John Jennings and Donn Anderson Planned for launch in October of 2024 onboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster, the Europa Clipper is an interplanetary spaceflight to the Galilean moon Europa. This spacecraft will perform follow-up studies to those made by the Galileo spacecraft during its 8 years orbiting Jupiter. Of specific interest is the...
New routes, new venue, and a new adventure. The Bike MS team is excited to announce Bike MS: Oregon is moving to McMinnville in 2023! Nestled in the heart of Oregon’s wine country and 40 miles outside of Portland, our new host town is a warm, inviting, friendly getaway destination. With all new routes, you’ll...
Watch the Oregon International Air Show featuring the Blue Angels from the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! From September 29 - October 1, the Oregon International Air Show will be taking place across the highway from the Museum at the McMinnville Airport. Buy passes for our Air Show Watch Party to experience an amazing vantage...
Watch the Oregon International Air Show featuring the Blue Angels from the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! From September 29 – October 1, the Oregon International Air Show will be taking place across the highway from the Museum at the McMinnville Airport. Buy passes for our Air Show Watch Party to experience an amazing vantage...
Watch the Oregon International Air Show featuring the Blue Angels from the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! From September 29 - October 1, the Oregon International Air Show will be taking place across the highway from the Museum at the McMinnville Airport. Buy passes for our Air Show Watch Party to experience an amazing vantage...
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
