Save the Date! May 27, 2020 USA Crewed Space Launch!
A decade in the making, NASA and SpaceX have set May 27 as the target launch date for the first crewed space mission to launch into orbit from U.S. soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, two veterans of the shuttle program, will ride SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That’s the same historic launch facility used by the last space shuttle flight.
Liftoff time on May 27 is expected to be around 4:32 p.m. EDT (2032 GMT), when the Earth’s rotation brings the launch pad under the orbital plane of the International Space Station.
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Restored Albatross Cockpit Exhibit
Installation of John Wood’s excellent restoration of a Grumman Albatross cockpit has taken place at our Hyannis museum.
It is a “must-see”!
John Wood is also a published author: Click here for As the Prop Turns: The Soul of an Old Airplane.
Read about John’s Albatross process here:
Albatross Article
2019 Southeastern Massachusetts Aviation Career Fair
On October 15th, the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum, in coordination with the Barnstable Municipal Airport, hosted the first Southeastern Massachusetts Aviation Career Fair. Over 400 middle and high school students from the Cape Cod region and islands were able to meet with around 40 exhibitors who make Aviation happen. This included airport management, air traffic control, the Massachusetts National Guard, the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter, AOPA, Cape Air, The Tuskegee Airmen, The US Coast Guard and many, many more.