This week we are in Washington! The Evergreen State is home to aerospace industry juggernaut, Boeing. Founded in by William Boeing in 1916, the company saw massive growth during World War II, laying the foundation for America’s airpower preeminance during the Cold War and beyond. On the space side, Washington is home to 8 NASA astronauts and boasts an expansive space industry, leading Forbes to dub the state the “Silicon Valley for Space,” in 2016.
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Boeing
William Boeing
The dissolvement of the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Boeing RB-47H Stratojet
B-52
Astronaut Richard “Dick” Scobee
Astronaut Richard F. “Dick” Gordon
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar
The Silicon Valley for Space
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Hosts
Charles GalbreathDirector and Senior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesCredits
Producer
Shane Thin
Executive Producer
Doug Birkey