The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA, will host a panel discussion on March 14 marking the 100th anniversary of the first launch of a liquid-fueled rocket. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and is included with museum admission. The discussion will examine the early history of rocketry, beginning with the March 16, 1926, launch carried out by American inventor Robert H. Goddard. Panelists will also discuss the current state of spaceflight and look ahead to future missions, including Artemis II, the next planned crewed flight in NASA’s Artemis program.
The panel will be moderated by Geoff Nunn, the museum’s curator of spaceflight and contemporary aerospace. Among the speakers is Roger Myers, who has spent more than 35 years working on space transportation, propulsion, and power systems. His career has included work at NASA Glenn Research Center and leadership roles at Aerojet Rocketdyne. Myers now advises clients on mission design, propulsion technology, and flight system development. Also taking part is Victoria Wagner, who served as the material program manager for propulsion components used on the Artemis missions. Her work included hardware associated with the Orion spacecraft’s Crew Module, the European Service Module, and the jettison motor system. The panel will also include Jack Poehlman, vice president of the Washington Aerospace Club, the largest hobby rocketry group in Washington state. Poehlman helps oversee launch operations, member activities, and outreach programs, and has long been involved in promoting safe and educational rocketry programs.
The event is part of the museum’s ongoing public programs focused on aerospace history and current developments in space exploration. For more information and to support The Museum of Flight, click on this link: www.museumofflight.org.
