1/C Astro Track goes to Udvar-Hazy

  POSTED ON: Thursday, October 22, 2026 6:30 AM by Christine Maceo

On October 6, 2026, 1/C MIDN enrolled in the Space Craft Design Laboratory course visited the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.  CAPT (ret) Ken Reightler, USNA Distinguished Graduate and retired Professor in Aerospace Engineering, provided the midshipmen with a guided technical tour of the Space Shuttle Discovery, which is on display at the museum.  CAPT Reightler is a retired NASA astronaut and was a two-time pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-48 (notable for deploying the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) and STS-60 (notable as the first joint US/Russia Space Shuttle Mission).

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Category: Academics