Rocket museum director, aerospace history enthusiast, material culture expert, public historian, armadillo wrangler, and Space Coast fan.
Cape Canaveral, FL
Joined January 2020
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Happy Area Code Day!
DYK Florida’s famous 321 area code was the brainchild of Robert “Ozzie” Osband, a longtime Museum Volunteer? In 1998, he championed the countdown-inspired number for the Space Coast. It launched in 1999. Sometimes our volunteers make history!
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The Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum has won the Space Force Heritage Award for the THIRD straight year! Thanks to our volunteers, USSF Historical Foundation, community partners, and Rupert the Space Armadillo Three awards. One mission. We're just getting started!
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Two Indiana Jones novels by aerospace author Martin Caidin, personally signed to legendary NBC space journalist Jay Barbree and his wife, Jo, have joined our collection!
Two Space Coast legends, two incredible books, and one cool connection to Indy!
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Space stories, stellar snapshots, spectacular spacecraft, and sensational Space Force history!
Say THAT three times fast! 😵💫
Happy International Tongue Twister Day! The November issue of Trajectories is here! ccspacemuseum.org/wp-content…
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Look who I bumped into at the Sands Space History Center. I shared some history on the Jupiter nosecone behind us. Rupert the Space Armadillo made a new friend! @DJSnM @ccspacemuseum
New restoration alert! Visit here for more information on our Subroc - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/….
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New restoration alert! Visit here for more information on our Subroc - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/….
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Not all Eastern Range launches began on Cape launch pads!
55 years ago today, USS Nathanael Greene launched a Poseidon missile from the Atlantic, watched by a Soviet spy trawler just half a mile away!
NOTU, the Cape’s oldest tenant, supported the historic test.
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60 years ago, on Nov. 3, 1966, Gemini 2 became America's first reused spacecraft! First flown by NASA in 1965, it flew again for the USAF's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program. This historic capsule has been on display at our Museum since 1968!
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More on the original Gemini 2 spacecraft here - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/….
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The Space Coast saw some serious flooding, but the Sands Space History Center stayed high and dry! Plenty of puddles outside, but thankfully no indoor swimming at the museum!
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Visit our website here for more information on our V-2 rocket engine - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/…
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Making history above Earth! Today, NASA astronaut Col. Anil Menon, a U.S. Space Force Guardian, helped complete the 100th U.S. spacewalk from the ISS! A physician, combat veteran, and former 45th Space Wing flight surgeon, Menon embodies Semper Supra!
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Cold War rivals helping each other out! Newly discovered 1950s photos show a portable crane built for the Navaho missile program recovering wreckage from its rival, the Snark, on the Cape's Skid Strip. They competed fiercely, but shared a common Cold War mission!
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Stand by for some exciting news on Hangar C!!! ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/…
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Happy 140th birthday, Lady Liberty!
Dedicated on 28 Oct 1886, the Statue of Liberty stands 305 feet tall and symbolizes freedom, hope, and opportunity.
She's also a favorite measuring stick for rockets!
Without her, how would we know how tall our rockets are?
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Spotted at a historic Cape Canaveral launch pad! Meet the Tersa sphinx moth caterpillar. Its fake eyes mimic a snake to scare predators! Harmless now, but soon a fast-flying moth. Perfect for the Space Coast! 🦋
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Today in History! On 27 Oct 1961, the first Saturn I (SA-1) roared off Cape Canaveral. The most powerful rocket yet launched, it produced 1.3 million pounds of thrust and carried dummy upper stages filled with water! Its success helped pave the way to the Moon.
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