“Strange and Forgotten Moments in Spaceflight”

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Archived image from the FAI report certifying the first spacewalk by Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on March 18, 1965. (FAI)

(Skylab — a piece of it, anyway — plays a supporting role at the pageant. (Naa.gov.au))

The history of spaceflight is filled with moments that were awe-inspiring and unforgettable. Then there are other moments that were just odd or kept secret that led to them to be forgotten in history. From the Voskhod 2 mission, that almost became a deadly failure multiple times during its mission, to the Skylab space station falling into the Australian outback and pieces of it ending up at the Miss Universe contest. The history of spaceflight is filled with strange things.

EVENING PROGRAM

7:30 Intro: What we’ll see tonight in the sky tonight 
7:40 Lecture: by Eduardo Alatorre
9:00 Planetarium Show
9:00 – 11:00 Telescope Viewing: On the Neiman Star Deck using the Teeter dob and the Cave-Astrola scope from the days of Evelyn Norton

Location:  Taylor Observatory, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville, CA 95451. Proceed to Taylor on gravel road at end of Oak Hills Lane

Admission: $5.00 adults, Free to Lake Co. K-12 students and Taylor members.  Additional donations in support of Lake County STEM education are encouraged. (707) 262-4121

Visit our website Join/Support Page to support our mission or become a member, or phone us at the Friends of Taylor Observatory (707) 262-4121.

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Window to the Universe is sponsored by Friends of Taylor Observatory, a CA 501 (c) (3) Corporation promoting STEM education for Lake County Students – Bill Haddon, President. In collaboration Lake County Office of Education, Brock Falkenberg, Superintendent and the Kelseyville Unified School District, Dave McQueen, Superintendent.