Space Expo at New England Air Museum

Sat Apr 27, 2024
Various times
Age: All Ages
Price: $13 and up
Location:
New England Air Museum
(860) 623-3305
36 Perimeter Road, WIndsor Locks, CT, 06096
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This in-person special event will feature guests from our region’s aerospace industry, activities for children and families, and much more.  Special guests include:  Intergalactic Characters & Droids from the 501st Legion, Connecticut Garrison,  Aldrich Astronomical Society- Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford,  CATO Rocketry Club and more.

 
This event is free with museum admission. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online below. Please note, promotions do not apply for this event.  Keynote Speaker: Mike Mullane, NASA Astronaut (Ret.), Col., USAF (Ret.)

Upon his graduation from West Point in 1967, Colonel Mullane was commissioned in the United States Air Force.  As a Weapon Systems Operator aboard Phantom
aircraft, he completed 134 combat missions in Vietnam. Mullane was selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of Space Shuttle Astronauts.  He completed three space missions aboard the Shuttles “Discovery” and “Atlantis” before retiring from NASA and the Air Force in 1990.

 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.