This week we visit Arkansas! The “Natural State” was the home of Louise Thaden, a pioneering female aviator who set multiple flying records, including the women’s altitude record in 1928, plus records for speed and endurance in 1929. Those flying into Bentonville, AR will take off and land at Thaden Field. On the space side, Arkansas suppliers provide important components for NASA’s Artemis program.
To learn more, please visit these websites:
Louise McPhetridge Thaden
Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots
Bentonville Municipal Airport – Thaden Field
Richard Covey
Dr. Scott Parazynski
Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
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Hosts
Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Charles GalbreathDirector and Senior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of ExcellenceCredits
Producer
Shane Thin
Executive Producer
Doug Birkey