The National Space Club Florida Committee is one of three regional committees of the National Space Club in Washington, D.C. We provide information on space activities through monthly luncheons, promoting space leadership, stimulating advancement of space applications, sponsoring educational activities, and providing recognition for contributions to advancements in aerospace science, operations, research, and education.
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December 9 4-7:30 pm Holiday Social and final networking event of the year at Fish Lips in Port Canaveral.


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Debus Award Nominations Open

Nominations are now open for the 2016 Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award, the National Space Club Florida Committee's most prestigious award. To make a nomination, please fill out and submit the online form available here.

The NSCFL would like you to know about this upcoming event on the Space Coast.

 

Our Space Week is in December and marks the time when we work with Brevard Public Schools to bring every sixth grader in the county to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for a day of inspirational fun, adventure and learning. These sponsors help make that happen.

Thank You to Our Corporate Sponsors For Celebrate Space

2015 Forrest S. McCartney National Defense Space Award Call for Nominations

Nominations for the Forrest S. McCartney National Defense Space Award award is now open. Each year the National Space Club Florida Committee recognizes significant contributions to national defense in a space-related area by personnel on duty in the State of Florida.

Nominees may be any active duty officer, enlisted person, civil servant, or contractor from any Department of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard, or contractor organization whose work location is in the State of Florida.

You do not have to be a member of the NSCFL to make a nomination or to be a nominee.

Click here to submit a nomination for the Forrest S. McCartney National Defense Space Award.

Thank You to Our Corporate Sponsors

Space Week-Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers

This year’s program will be held over an eleven-day period; December 1-4, 7-11, 14 and 15. We started eight years ago and this year we are expanding and renaming the program to Space Week-Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers. There will be two parts to the new program. We will continue the KSC visit but we are also adding a classroom visit that will be conducted by our own Jim Kennedy. Delaware North/KSCVC is sponsoring the classroom visit.

Brevard Space Week 2014 was another rousing success with over 6500 Brevard County sixth graders and their science teachers participating in a full day of organized and hands-on activities at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). All of us in the National Space Club can take great pride in knowing that we initiated this program and through the generosity of individuals and companies like yours have contributed $300,000 towards the program’s overall cost since its inception.

From the beginning, funding for this program has come from outside the Brevard School’s operating budget and is dependent on contributions from the community. The National Space Club has again pledged a minimum of $25,000 from the aerospace community towards this important program with the Brevard schools foundation raising funds from the community at large and through possible grants that match funding from private industry.

Space Week has proven to motivate our school administrators and teachers to increase emphasis on teaching math and science as well as stimulating student interest. Our new classroom visit will also provide them with leadership and inspirational tools that will tie everything together. On behalf of the National Space Club, I am requesting our community’s financial help again. All contributions to the National Space Club (a 501c3 entity) will go directly to Space Week. Contributions can be made online or to the following:

National Space Club-Florida Committee
P.O. Box 21243
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32815-0243

U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation and Museum

The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. space program through its Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle monuments in Space View Park and the Space Walk of Fame Museum. The monuments and museum honor the men and women who made the space program possible and the astronauts who flew the missions. Click here to visit the museum's website.

November 2014 Luncheon with Kolcum Memorial News and Communications Awards honorees


Click here to view all photos from this luncheon.


National Space Club Donates $40,000 for Brevard Space Week. Shown in picture form left to right Adrian Laffitte, Janice Kershaw, Dr. Brian Bingelli and Ed Short.

Message sent on behalf of NSC Space Week Committee Chairman, Adrian Laffitte:

We are rapidly approaching the start of another Space Week. I want to thank all of you for your generous contributions and if you haven’t had a opportunity to donated you still have time.

LaDonna will soon be asking for volunteers to speak during to the students when they visit the KSCVC. As you know, this year we added Jim Kennedy visits to the schools. Jim has already visited more than half of the school in our County and it has been an incredible success. I want to share some of the notes Jim has received form the kids from Meadowlane:

  • 1) “I learned that it only takes fuel, an oxidizer and a spark to make a fire…and guess what…it only takes a spark for me to learn”. Haylee
  • 2) “You really inspired me, and now all because of you, I’d like to be an engineer like you and I’m thinking of becoming an astronaut. Thank you so very much for coming and I’m not just saying this because I have to. It’s because you inspired me so much”. Musaed
  • 3) “I really liked the way you taught me to use background slides because a picture is worth 1,000 words. You did a really good job on your presentation. I can give you that”. Jennifer
  • 4) “I want to thank you for sharing such wonderful and inspirational stories. My favorite was about the Army veteran. When you said, Sgt Marke said, “I can do something Mr. Kennedy can’t do”…that was a laugh out loud moment. Thanks for a most fantastic presentation”. Aubree
  • 5) “The moment I walked in the room and heard all the wonderful words you were about to say I knew the two hours we would spend together would be full of knowledge, interesting facts and worthwhile laughs” Christine (typed note).
  • 6) “Thank you very much for inspiring me to follow my dreams and to be proud of who I am no matter what anybody else thinks”. Ashlee
  • 7) “I loved your presentation and thought that you were a really nice and funny person. I liked your story about Pete Conrad, especially since he had dyslexia and got help from a teacher and went back to college”. Myles
  • 8) “I liked how you wanted us to get inspired and you’re really nice” Wesley
  • 9) “I really liked, OK, maybe not liked, I really LOVED when you talked about space and I loved your stories. From your number one fan”. Alexa
  • 10) Your presentation really inspired me to achieve high goals when I grow up” Kiara
  • 11) “I love how much you enjoy what you are doing and you help students to get going and try new things. You gave us a lot of great tips, like “Go the extra mile”. It means a lot by helping us to get inspired, to set goals and to go above and beyond. I liked learning about space and you explained it in a fun way…and you are right when you learn things in a fun way your brain really does click. I can’t wait for the field trip”. Madelyn
  • 12) “I could keep on listing things I liked about your presentation until the sun dies but I would have died before that even happens. I hope you keep on doing what you are doing and enjoy it while you can”. Elizabeth
  • 13) “Did you know that so many people have the same dream as you but they just don’t have the courage to say or do anything about it? Well you gave me the courage to do something BIG”. Your friend Abby
  • 14) “Thank you for sharing that Space is important and needs to be explored. I love that you believe we can become what we want and that we can change the future…we just have to keep asking questions to learn”. Cey
  • 15) “I loved your stories, they were fun and educational…So Spacetastic” Acelin
  • 16) “I hope you keep giving these presentation because the kids love it”. Carlos
  • 17) “Thanks for coming to our school and teaching us all those amazing things. You Rock! Shayla
Our theme is “Inspiring the next generation of explorers”. I think you would agree that we are accomplishing.

The National Space Club Florida Committee Thanks the 2014 Brevard Space Week Sponsors:

Corporate
  • AECOM (URS)
  • Aerospace Corporation
  • AI Solutions
  • ATK
  • ASRC Federal
  • Astrotech Space Operations
  • Bionetics
  • Boeing
  • CCTS
  • Exelis
  • Hensel Phelps
  • Jacobs Technology
  • Lockheed Martin
  • NARCON
  • NASA Alumni League
  • Space Coast Launch Services
  • Sierra Lobo
  • SpaceX
  • ULA
  • Vencore
Individual Contributors
  • George English
  • Todd and Annis Halvorson
  • Bill and Mary Lou Heink
  • Dr. Jim Johnson
  • Dr. Al Koller
  • JoAnn Morgan
  • Wayne and Vicki Owens
  • Dr. Mary Kalen Romjue
  • Bob Sieck

Celebrate Space 2014 Dinner Photos

The National Space Club Florida Committee held its Celebrate Space on Saturday, October 18, beneath shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Click here to view all the amazing photos from our Celebrate Space 2014 Dinner.

Thanks again to the generosity of our corporate sponsors:
  • a.i. solutions
  • ASRC Aerospace
  • Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
  • ATK
  • Boeing
  • BRPH
  • CASIS
  • Chenega
  • Exelis
  • Delaware North Parks & Resorts
  • IHA
  • Jacobs
  • Lockheed Martin
  • RS&H
  • SGT
  • Sierra Lobo
  • Space Florida
  • United Launch Alliance
  • Vencore

Air Force Space and Missile Museum


The Air Force Space and Missile Museum at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station preserves both the hardware and the spirit of United States' ventures into space. The museum displays numerous missiles, rockets and related space equipment. Please click here to visit the Air Force Space and Missile Museum website.

Our mailing address is
Air Force Space and Missile Museum
191 Museum Circle
Patrick AFB, FL 32925-2535

You can reach the Museum Director at 321-853-9171.

Our email addreess is airforcespaceandmissilemuseum@patrick.af.mil