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...
To help ensure your wee folk enjoy a safe & spooky Halloween, the museum will remain open until 7:00 PM on Monday October 31st. The museum will not be open for general admissions after 5:00 PM. But the admissions desk will be open, so, simply pop into the Aviation Museum Admissions desk on Halloween to...
Please join us on November 2nd for a day of celebration to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the first and only flight of the Hughes Flying Boat (a.k.a. the Spruce Goose). The celebration features: - Special film presentation: 'Oregon Bound' by Peter Dibble, in the Evergreen Giant Screen Theater. - Extended Aviation Museum hours (open...
We regret that on November 5th and 10th the Aviation portion of our museum will be closed to the public. However, our Space Museum will be open to the public both days.
