Who was the Eagle Scout who later joined his fellow astronauts in geologic training at Philmont Boy Scout Ranch – then went on to become one of the twelve moonwalkers? If you wanted to practice driving your moon buggy, where would you go? Get the answers to those questions and more on Friday, September 2, at 9:00 AM, when Museum Education Specialist Mike Shinabery presents this month’s Launch Pad Lecture: From Rocks to Rockets: Astronaut Training in New Mexico.
The Launch Pad Lecture is free to the public and is held at 9:00 AM on the Museum's first floor. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be on October 7 and the topic will be To the Sun and Back in 15 Minutes: 70 Years of Observing the Sun from Space with Museum Education Director Dave Dooling.
The Launch Pad Lectures are streamed live on Periscope and are available on the museum’s youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2SirhgX3NsxcREfOVLjHeA.