Aerospace Education Calendar for 2015

[JC004]

I've been using an aerospace topics lists for AE topics. 

For meetings that don't include an AE class, I'm generally doing a short AE topic - current events or a relevant item for the date (these are generally less than 10 mins, like a short video).

These are the start of the calendar, so I wanted to share these. 

Anniversaries/Events

   
• First U.S. Aerial Voyage - Balloon (1793) (January 9 - Annual)
• Robert Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket (March 16, 1926) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSIq1XsdUqA http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/f_goddard.html)
• Eclipse (Partial Lunar) (April 4, 2015)
• Summer Solstice (June - Annual)
• Apollo 11 Moon Landing (July 20 - Annual)
• Perseid meteor shower (August 12)
• National Aerospace Week (September - Annual)
• First Manned Flight - Balloon (September 19 - Annual) (or November 21 - First Free Flight)
• Eclipse (Total Lunar) (September 28, 2015)
• Taurid meteor shower 'fireballs': October and November
• Geminid meteor shower: Dec. 13 to Dec. 14
• Wright Brothers' First Flight (December 17 - Annual)
• Winter Solstice (December - Annual)

Assorted Topics (Unscheduled; fillers)
Aerospace / STEM Topics

   
• Orion Program
• Wallops launches (watch live)
• Early Rocket Development (space program)
• NASA SDO
• Space Weather
• Cold War
• Scientific Method
• SR-71
• Sectional Chart Familiarization
• Understanding a Weather Forecast
• Making Weather Observations in the Field
• Google Moon
• Google Mars
• Golden Age of Aviation
• WWII Aviation
• Post-WWII Development of Aircraft and Rocket Programs
• Astronaut Space Food

[LTCinSWR]

That would be great for assigning to a NCO level cadet, to give them some public speaking experience.

[JC004]

Agreed.  We're going to have cadets do some of the topics.

I always appreciate additional items for it.

I'll try to share here, so others can use them. 

[LTCinSWR]

Agreed.  We're going to have cadets do some of the topics.

I always appreciate additional items for it.

I'll try to share here, so others can use them.

A couple that immediately come to mind are function and effect of control surfaces and the effect of aviation on the economy ( a STEM question and a Social Science question!)

[MacGruff]

There's a short video that just came out in the past few days showing the Elon Musk reusable rocket bouncing off the barge. Might be a good current events topic that leads to a discussion on how to control rockets LANDING. Control surfaces, and problems (like not enough hydraulic fluid for it...)