Cradle of Aviation Education

06/14/2018

https://www.space.com/40880-fireball-telescope-balloon-hawk-bird.html Birds enjoy science too.

When the baby bird invaded the telescope and screeched from inside, scientists scrambled to make sure it wouldn't damage sensitive optics (or hurt itself).

06/05/2018

To make flight safer in emergency situations, one day the airplane itself may read a pilot's mind. Read the full explanation here!

Wearable brain monitoring sensors allowed researchers to measure cognitive workload while aircraft pilots completed memory tasks.

05/30/2018

On this day in 1975 the European Space Agency was formed! Find out what the ESA is up to today on their website:

The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space exploration, human spaceflight, launchers, telecommunications, navigation, monitoring and space science.

05/11/2018

Meet the darkest planet discovered so far:

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Scientists have discovered a massive, gassy world that is almost 99 percent invisible.

05/09/2018

Overnight programs included: guided activities designed to help scouts complete components of merit badges, belt loops, pins and girl scout badges, a Planetarium Show or Dome Theater Film, time in the Museum Store, bedtime snack, light breakfast and a Cradle of Aviation Scout Patch.

Photo Credit: Kelvin Maravilla

05/09/2018

05/09/2018

The Museum was happy to announce the unveiling of its newest exhibit, a full-scale replica of the Gemini Spacecraft. There were a variety of activities commemorating the first Gemini Spacecraft that skyrocketed into Earth’s Orbit. There were demonstrations in the Cradle’s new portable planetarium as well as all live musical, Awesome Allie, in the Jet Blue Sky Theater Planetarium. Photo Credit: Kelvin Maravilla

05/09/2018

Congrats to The Wings Club for reaching this milestone and to the many precipitants that will aid!

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NEW YORK – The Wings Club Foundation has reached a milestone, raising $5 million for its scholarship fund. The money was raised through the foundation’s President’s Societies Membership Program and other contributions, according to officials. The President’s Societies initiative is designed ...

05/07/2018

TESS is off! On a "first-of-its-kind" mission TESS will try and find worlds beyond our own solar system.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched on the first-of-its-kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life. Researchers will use spectroscopy to determine a planet's mass, density and atmospheric composition. Water, and other key mole...

05/04/2018

Taking a quick look back here are the most Memorable Aviation records for 2017 !!

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As the official record keeper for United States aviation, the National Aeronautic Association tracks dozens of world and national record attempts each year. New U.S. records are certified by NAA and those qualifying as world records are then ratified with the Fédération Aéronautique International...

05/02/2018

Always growing and improving. University of Illinois leading the way in improving and optimizing space travel!

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Sending a human into space and doing it efficiently presents a galaxy of challenges. Scientists have explored ways to integrate the logistics of space travel by looking at a campaign of lunar missions, spacecraft design, and conducting research, to create a framework to optimize fuel and other resou...