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JOHN H. GLENN LECTURE IN SPACE HISTORY: WOMEN OF APOLLO (NATL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM), Sept 12, 2019, DC, 8:00 pm ET (webcast)

The National Air and Space Museum will sponsor the John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History on September 12, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET at the museum in Washington, DC (600 Independence Ave., SW).

The topic this year in recognition of the Apollo 11 50th anniversary if “Women of Apollo.”  Presenters are:

  • Aerospace engineer JoAnn Hardin Morgan, who worked in Launch Control at Kennedy Space Center,
  • Engineer and “computer” Frances “Poppy” Northcutt, who worked in Mission Control in Houston, and
  • Medical researcher Dr. Carolyn Leach Huntoon, who worked at Johnson Space Center

Tickets are free, but required.  They can be ordered on the event’s website.  The event also will be webcast at that website.

 

Details

Date:
September 12, 2019
Time:
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm