Come see the Cosmosphere
On behalf of KCAR and KOSMO, I want to invite everyone to come to Hutchinson, Kansas for NARCON 2012 on April 13th, 14th, and 15th. If you want to know what's so special about Hutchinson, Kansas for rocket nuts, all I need to say is the Cosmosphere. We have secured rights to get all participants into the Cosmosphere free of charge. Tickets usually run $10 a head.
Now what's so amazing about this place? Its an extension of the
Smithsonian, and outside of Washington, it's the only museum to house
capsules from 3 major space programs that have actually been in
space: The Liberty Bell 7, Gemini X, and from Apollo 13 fame, the
Odyssey command module. They also have an SR-71 Blackbird and one of
the few remaining original V2s in the world, along with a Vostok
from Russia. In fact, they have the largest Russian space related
artifact collection outside of Moscow.
We are also working on getting permission to go see their "Space
Works", a private tour of their back lot, things they haven't or
won't put out on display, including a Thor-Aegina and a Lunar
Lander. We will be having a website up very soon, but in the
meantime, if you'd like to see more about the Cosmosphere please
check out this link: http://www.cosmo.org/
Blake Goddard
President of KCAR 505
Director of NARCON 2012
Hutchinson,
Kansas