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EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER INSIDER SUMMER 2012 SPACE SHUTTLE PAVILION NOW OPEN Intrepid’s Space Shuttle Pavilion, featuring Enterprise, officially opened on July 19th with an historic ceremony and ribbon cutting. Participants in the ceremony included Major General Charles Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator, George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company and, three of the four Enterprise astronauts, Richard Truly, Joe Engle, and Fred Haise; astronaut Gordon Fullerton was unable to travel and was represented by his wife, Marie. In celebration of the opening, Intrepid presented Space Shuttle Enterprise in her new home. Samsung SpaceFest through Sunday, July 22nd, which included interactive displays and dem- onstrations from NASA, astronaut appearances and cool displays from Samsung Smart TV and Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds. SpaceFest also included a free concert – Sound Waves on the Intrepid, presented by Samsung, on Friday night and a special free screening of Star Trek (2009) on Saturday night as part of Intrepid’s free Astronaut Charles J. Camarda with a fan. Fred Haise at the opening ceremony. summer movie series on the flight deck. JOIN PROJECT ENTERPRISE AND SUPPORT THE NEW HOME PROJECT OF THE FIRST NASA ORBITER, SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE Gifts of any amount are greatly appreciated. Donors of $250 or more will have a star represented in the Space Shuttle Pavilion and in Enterprise’s ENTERPRISE future permanent home at the Intrepid Museum. BE A PART OF HISTORY Learn more at www.intrepidmuseum.org MESSAGE from the President Dear Member, This is an exciting time for the Intrepid and for all of New York City. For so long we dreamed of bringing a space shuttle to New York, and we are incredibly excited that on July 19th we opened the Space Shuttle Pavilion to the public. In a city where so many things are born, engineered, developed and celebrated, it is truly fitting that Enterprise finds her home right here in midtown Manhattan. She represents the birth of an era, a revolution in science, research and discovery. She stands for risk, chance, and courage and she is intrepid. Our mission here is to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth, and we are proud that Enterprise, in all that she has done and all she represents, will help us to continue to carry out this mission. We are honored and thrilled to share her with all of you. In New York style, we marked this wonderful occasion with Samsung SpaceFest, a 5-day celebration highlighting America’s achievements in space exploration and discovery. Our Intrepid team, in partnership with NASA, and our sponsors Samsung and Time Warner Cable, created an exciting and unique festival experience on the pier and within the Museum that was enjoyed by thousands of visitors from all over the world. We were honored to have several American astronauts — true pioneers — joining us for SpaceFest: Ellen S. Baker, Karol J. Bobko, Charles J. Camarda, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kevin R. Kregel, Michael J. Massimino, Lee M.E. Morin, Garrett E. Reisman and Mario Runco Jr. all took part in activities throughout the weekend. As the very first shuttle,Enterprise paved the way for the United States historic 30-year space shuttle program. She was rolled out in 1976, and in 1977 conducted approach and landing tests, to demonstrate that she could fly in the atmosphere and land like an airplane but without powered flight. She traveled the world and became a star. In 1985, Enterprise was taken to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, and in 2003, Enterprise was used for research in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster. And now, Enterprise has completed her journey to her new home, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Intrepid Museum and on July 19th we unveiled quite a gift to celebrate our journey. We hope you are as inspired by Enterprise, as we at Intrepid are every day! Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you soon. Sincerely, Susan Marenoff- Zausner President p. 2 CURATOR’S CORNER Rachel Herman, Collections Manager A Talon T-38 helmet On July 19th the Space Shuttle Pavilion recently added to opened to the public, and Intrepid’s Exhibits the Museum collection. staff has been hard at work for months preparing for this exciting new phase in the Museum’s history. For the Curatorial and Collections team this has meant reaching out to NASA facilities and people related to the shuttle’s development for objects to help us tell the story of Enterprise. In December, Robert Dilts, a former of shuttle during wind tunnel testing. Not flights. The job of the T-38 and her crew was Rockwell employee, donated his collection only did we get to hear from people involved to ensure the safety of the shuttle, take of documents related to the move of in current NASA projects, but we also had a photographs and also collect data from the Enterprise from the Rockwell facility, chance to look at models in NASA’s collections. flight. This helmet will also be on view in the where she was built, to the NASA Dryden These included models used in testing the Thirty Years of Collecting show. facility for the Approach and Landing aerodynamics of early shuttle designs and While the Intrepid Museum continues to Tests (ALT). Mr. Dilts’ archive includes more recent models used for testing after the collect items related to Intrepid, Growler planning documents, maps, press releases, Columbia accident in 2003. Enterprise was and the Concorde, our team is excited about photographs and a poster celebrating a job also instrumental in determining the cause the new objects and associated histories well done. Items from Mr. Dilts’ archive will of the Columbia disaster when sections of her we get to explore with Enterprise. Stop by be on display as part of the exhibition Thirty left wing were used in testing theories behind the Museum now through December 2nd Years of Collecting: Treasures from Intrepid’s the tragedy. Collections, which is on view in the Hangar 2 to view items from Intrepid’s collections in Our Exhibits team has also located several Gallery until December 2nd. Thirty Years of Collecting: Treasures from artifacts through auctions that will help us Intrepid’s Collections and the companion In March, members of our Exhibits team tell the story of Enterprise. One of these show, Thirty Years of Excellence: An Intrepid traveled to NASA Langley in Virginia to meet items is a Talon T-38 helmet. NASA uses the Museum Celebration. with experts involved in the shuttle program T-38 as a training jet for astronauts and the and learn more about the early development aircraft was the chase plane for all shuttle Left: Mr. Dilts’ papers, including a map with precision timing of Enterprise’s move from Rockwell to NASA Dryden, shows the extensive planning involved in every detail of the shuttle program. Right: Aircraft curator Eric Boehm (left) with Tom Horvath, Principal Investigator of Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery at NASA Langley, examining a wind tunnel model used during testing after the space shuttle Columbia accident. p. 3 MORE 2 EXPLORE BE A PART OF HISTORY CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF THE INTREPID MUSEUM! Throughout all of 2012, the Intrepid Museum will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary. We invite you to visit the Museum to join in this celebration. Make sure to check out www.intrepidmuseum.org to learn more about Intrepid’s history, the media gallery and see how many of the Top 30 Intrepid “must sees’” you have seen. Thirty Years of Excellence: An Intrepid Museum Celebration through December 2, 2012 Thirty Years of Excellence showcases photographs, video footage, artifacts and archival materials that trace the story of the Intrepid Museum. Over its thirty-year history, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has advanced the ambitious legacy of Support Enterprise at its founders. The space shuttle Enterprise, the Museum’s newest addition, highlights The Intrepid Museum: the Museum’s continued commitment to providing exciting educational experiences. Through these endeavors, the Museum has touched the lives of millions of people SPONSOR around the world. Thirty Years of Collecting: Treasures from Intrepid’s Collections A STAR through December 2, 2012 The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum was founded in 1982 to preserve the history of a battle-worn aircraft carrier. It also serves as a vessel to tell the stories of the more Be a part of Enterprise’s than 50,000 men who served aboard the ship during her three decades of service. The history and support the first exhibit highlights stories behind artifacts not always on view. There are items from NASA orbiter. Your gift will Growler, the Concorde and, the most recent addition, space shuttle Enterprise. contribute to: Member Event Recap • Programming that celebrates On July 18th, Museum members were invited to a special preview to see the Space Shuttle Pavilion and shuttle Enterprise up close prior to the public opening on July 19th. Enterprise’s illustrious history Members were greeted by Intrepid Museum President, Susan Marenoff-Zausner and of pioneering innovation joined by Astronauts, Mario Runco, Jr. and Ellen S. Baker M.D., M.P.H. Both astronauts are veterans of three space flights and have more than 1,200 hours in space combined. • Creating a thriving center for science, technology, New Tour Added to the Roster engineering and math education Exploring Space is a fascinating multimedia journey through the past, present, programs designed to inspire and future of space exploration, including a close-up look at the space shuttle future scientists, engineers Enterprise.
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