This week we are travelling to South Carolina! We find the Doolittle Raiders at the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation, plus the USS Yorktown and former NASA Administrator Maj. Gen. Charles Borden, USMC (Ret.)—who flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam and is a 4-time astronaut!
This week we travel to Maryland! The birthplace of 8 astronauts, home to the NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and we explore College Park Airport.
This week we travel to the birthplace of America, Massachusetts! The birthplace of space pioneer Robert Goddard and home to MIT’s Lincoln Labs, We also found a powerful reminder of the bravery, sacrifice, and dedication to duty displayed by American POWs at the American Heritage Museum.
In this episode, we visit Connecticut! Learn about flying boats, WWII-era fighters, and pioneering helicopters. Plus, the Apollo program and new technology for NASA’s Artemis program.
This week, we discover where the famed 8th Air Force was created in WWII and we learn about how Georgia Tech is a key spacepower partner for the nation—yesterday, today, and looking towards tomorrow.
This week, we visit New Jersey and explore a site where U.S. Army scientists first bounced radar waves off the moon in a quest to detect ballistic missiles. We also discuss how a B-17 relic embodies dedication to duty, sacrifice, and remembrance.
In this episode, we visit Pennsylvania! We explore the invention of the P-61 Black Widow and we learn about a key installation in Johnstown that helped generations of astronauts prepare for space flight.
The series begins by spotlighting Delaware, the first state to join the union, and its connection to the invention of air mobility during World War II, plus innovating space suits that took Apollo astronauts to the moon.