Scheduled Meetings

Our meetings are open to the public at no charge, although donations to help cover the costs are appreciated.

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August 25, 2010

• Guest/program:
  
  Space Historian, Dr. Jim Busby


Jim Busby is a founding member and Director of Media Relations of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation for the California National Space Society. He manages media relations at former Rockwell Downey historical aerospace site and operations at the City of Downey’s new Columbia Space Center museum and education center.

Jim has been a long time supporter of space exploration actively working as a historian and educator of the public about the program. He helped design the California Museum of Science and Technology's Space Museum and worked there for 19 years beginning when it opened int 1984. He assisted on the Universal film "Apollo-13" and was Technical Advisor, historian, and actor for Tom Hanks HBO production "From the Earth to the Moon" appearing as "Spider" the "Lunar Module designer."

From 1979, Jim was moderator for the "Rockwell Family Nights" at the Downey facility until it closed in 1999 having been recommended by Dick Bartlett, the face of North American- Rockwell since the X-15 days.

Dr. Busby locates, obtains and manages aerospace artifacts for the foundation and the City of Downey. He Conducts history lectures and tours about historical nature of Downey site.





• READING ORBIT- OCSFC Book Club:
  
  
  

September 29, 2010

• Guest/program: TBD
  




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October 27, 2010

• Guest/program: Author Cody Goodfellow
  




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November 28, 2010

• Guest/program: TBD
  




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