Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968, was the first mission to take humans to the Moon and back. While the crew did not land on the Moon's surface, the flight was an important prelude to a ...

Join us to hear author Chiara Columbi read her book, Rocket Ship, Solo Trip and think about how big explosions can send a rocket far out to space. After the reading we will demonstrate different ways ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

A company called Rocketdyne made the H-1 engine for NASA. It was really powerful because it burned a special fuel called RP-1, which is like kerosene, along with liquid oxygen. This engine created 188 ...

Aircraft silhouettes are one training tool used to familiarize both civilians and military personnel with various aircraft types so that they can recognize whether aircraft overhead are ally or enemy ...

Mr. Rudy R. Miller (RRM), a former member of the U.S. Armed Forces, is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor in numerous industries, including aviation. He established THE MILLER GROUP (TMG) ...

The 94th Aero Squadron, one of the first World War I American pursuit squadrons to operate over the Western Front and see combat, was highly publicized in American print media and became one of the ...

Employed by the Boeing Co. for 39 years. Boeing career began in 1956. I had a variety of interesting assignments as Pilot, Chief Experimental Flight Engineer, and Deputy Chief Flight Instructor Crew ...

This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, ...

The 94th Aero Squadron was activated at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas on August 20, 1917. Commanded by Major Raoul Lufberry, the 94th was the first American squadron at the front. Known, for of its ...

Leonard R. Keen was born on 4 October 1925 in Union County, IN. At an early age his parents moved to Preble County, Ohio where Leonard was raised and educated in a rural environment, attending a ...

Born in Philippines, grew up in Los Angeles. B.A. (magna cum laude), International Relations, University of Southern California. Currently in enrolled in Masters in Intelligence Studies program at ...