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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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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Born 26 Oct 1904, aerospace pioneer Lee Atwood championed the SM-64 Navaho missile, tested at Cape Canaveral beginning in 1956. Though canceled in 1957, its technologies helped pave the way to space. Our museum preserves the world's only complete Navaho!
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Today in History | 25 Oct 1997
An Atlas IIA launched from Cape Canaveral carrying 2 satellites: DSCS III B-13 for secure military coms and Falcon Gold, a pioneering U.S. Air Force Academy experiment testing GPS navigation far above the GPS constellation.
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Today in 1960, a Titan I ICBM launched from LC-19, setting a world distance record of 6,100 miles!
America’s first two-stage ICBM, the Titan I served briefly from 1962–1965 but helped pave the way for the Titan rockets that carried Gemini astronauts into orbit.
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On 5 Dec 1956, a Snark missile launched from Cape Canaveral, went rogue, and flew 3,500 miles toward Brazil's Amazon jungle. Newspapers had a field day with headlines, Soviet sabotage theories, and Snark puns.
Enjoy these period newspaper clippings!
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You can find more information on Launch Complex 5-6 here - ccspacemuseum.org/facilities….
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Today in History | 20 October 1960
A Jupiter missile launched from Cape Canaveral's LC-26A during Live System Test 217. Using tactical ground equipment, crews successfully demonstrated the missile's operational readiness. Another Cold War milestone at the Cape!
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Today in History | 19 October 1962
The USAF successfully launched an Atlas F ICBM from Cape Canaveral's LC-11. The 82-foot missile completed an R&D flight down the Eastern Range, just days before the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the Cold War to a boiling point.
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Today in History | 18 October 1962
Ranger 5 launched from Cape Canaveral's LC-12 aboard an Atlas-Agena B rocket. The rocket performed flawlessly, but the spacecraft failed, missing the Moon by 450 miles.
Every failure taught lessons.
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🚀 One week away! The Missile, Space and Range Pioneers host their Fall Banquet Oct 24 in Cocoa Beach. Founded in 1966, this nonprofit celebrates the people behind our Space Coast heritage.
🎟️ Limited tickets: missileers.org/events
Today in History | 17 October 1963
An Atlas-Agena D launched from Cape Canaveral carrying Vela 1A and 1B, the first U.S. satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions in space. The mission pioneered space-based nuclear surveillance and treaty verification.
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Today in History | 17 October 1960
The Air Force shifted away from its own human spaceflight program to support NASA's Project Mercury, providing Atlas rockets, Cape Canaveral launch facilities, and technical expertise.
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