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ASME South TX Sec: Meeting Annoucement
July 18, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
In partnership with ASME South Texas Section and IEEE Houston Section the following announcement is being shared.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon“
NASA’s Apollo Program
Frank Hughes
Retired NASA Chief of Space Flight Training
Thursday, July 18
Come join our dinner presentation celebrating NASA & 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11- the first manned lunar landing!
This year on July 20, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. Make sure to watch a short 2-min youtube video Apollo: Missions to the Moon.
Frank Hughes, retired NASA Chief of Space Flight Training, currently with Tietronix Software, Inc. Mr. Hughes has worked for more than 50 years in the NASA Johnson Space Center area. He worked on astronaut and flight controller training throughout his NASA career of 33 years. At retirement, Hughes was Chief of Space Flight Training. He spent his technical and managerial years finding innovations to improve training for space flight. Since retirement, Hughes has taken many NASA technologies to utilize them in the classroom to enhance the education experience of children as well as adults.