Hello Vandenberg Section members,
I am Kevin, your section Treasurer, and I took a tasker to setup a trip to either the Griffith Observatory or the LA Science Center before the end of the year. With the holidays coming quick, we might be a little late to get this going for the year.
There's an Apollo 12 event at the Griffith this coming Saturday, 16 Nov 19. Although it's short notice, I think this will be worth it considering it highlights manned space missions. Also, former NASA administrator and author Alan Ladwig will be there to discuss his book, See You in Orbit? Our Dream of Spaceflight.
The Observatory opens at 1000 and closes at 2200 (10 PM). For travel, I propose we depart Vandenberg AFB at 0700 and plan to return around 2300 (11 PM). I can drive unless someone else wants to. I will look into renting a van for all of us depending on how many want to go. Everything is open to change based on the inputs I receive from all of you. Is anyone interested in going to the Observatory?
Link:
http://www.griffithobservatory.org/------------------------------
Kevin Smith
Santa Maria CA
805-757-6584
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