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WHAT IS ON THE CALENDAR:

NCSA Remote Control Aircraft March ARB 1 July – 8 July Aerospace Education Summer Camp Edwards AFB 30 July – 5 August Big Bear Air Fair 26 August

How to Watch This Summer's Solar Eclipse

On Aug. 21, 2017, sky-gazers in North America will have a chance to see one of the

most stellar celestial events visible from Earth: a total eclipse of the sun! Find out

everything you need to know about how to safely* watch the eclipse and learn about

the history and mystery surrounding these rare events on NASA's Eclipse 2017

website. (*NEVER look directly at the sun without proper solar filters.)

Want to see what the eclipse will look like where you live? Or better yet, find the best

spot to watch the eclipse? Check out NASA's Eclipse 2017 visualization tool, which

lets you explore the view from any location in the world. Check out these eclipse

resources for students and educators:

• How to Make a Pinhole Camera: Learn how to make your very own pinhole camera to safely see a solar eclipse in action!

• Moon Phases (grades 1-6): Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out.

• Pi in the Sky 4 (grades 6-12): In this illustrated problem set, students use the mathematical constant pi to solve real-world

science and engineering problems related to craters on Mars, a total solar eclipse, a daring orbit about Saturn, and the search

for habitable worlds.

Exploring Exoplanets with Kepler (grades 6-12): Students use math concepts related to transits to discover real-world data about

Mercury, Venus and planets outside our solar system.

RECRUITING

Seniors and Cadets of Big Bear Squadron 6750

participated in Earth Day in the city of Big Bear Lake.

Attendance was over 850 which included over 350

students from the local Bear Valley School

A Message from Capt. Ed Bennett,

AEO Squadron 6750 Big Bear

Engineering on a Budget – Educator Workshop

When: Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Target Audience: Teachers for grades K-12

Overview: Explore engineering practices and methods using affordable, simple components. Discover ways to make engineering

projects and lessons more accessible in the classroom without breaking the bank.

• This workshop is not available online; you must be physically present to participate.

• This workshop is limited to educators at U.S.-based institutions and organizations.

› Register online

Questions? Call the Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917.

Can't attend the workshop? Explore these standards-aligned lessons online.

• Spaghetti Anyone? Building With Pasta – Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest

load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.

• Planetary Pasta Rovers – Using only pasta and glue, students design a rover that will travel down a one-meter ramp and then travel

an additional one meter on a smooth, flat surface.

• Touchdown – Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with

NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page.

Discover More From NASA Space Place

NASA Space Place is a premier destination for science,

technology, engineering and mathematics content for children

between the ages of 8 and 13. Subscribe to The Space Place

Newsletter to discover new educational games, videos and

hands-on activities.

REMEMBER WHY WE ARE HERE The authority for CAP’s aerospace education and training mission is derived from Title 36 of the United States Code, Section 40302. The law states that among the organization’s purposes are “To provide an organization to encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy” and “To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members.”

"At NASA, every day is an asteroid day, but we value the international collaboration for a designated day to call attention to the importance of detecting and tracking hazardous asteroids," said Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson at NASA Headquarters.

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for finding, tracking and characterizing potentially hazardous asteroids and comets coming near Earth, issuing warnings about possible impacts, and assisting coordination of U.S. government response planning, should there be an actual impact threat. For more information visit: https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense For asteroid news and updates, follow AsteroidWatch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AsteroidWatch

More site for your review: https://asteroidday.org/live and https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2017 BIG BEAR VALLEY AIR FAIR SATURDAY 26 AUGUST AT BIG BEAR AIRPORT AND

SUNDAY 27 AUGUST/CADET RUN FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (LIMITED ROOM-40 CADETS MAX) ***ALL DAYS FREE***

THE BIANNUAL AIR FAIR IS THIS SUMMER AT THE BIG BEAR AIRPORT/SQUADRON 6750

Seniors and Cadets needed to man the entry gates, patrol the flight line, communications RV and man the recruitment booth. August is blazing hot down below so come up to Big Bear, 6750 feet above sea level and spend the night next to the lake and

enjoy crisp mountain air and war birds!

Friday evening, 25 August, billeting is available at our lovely two-story CAP building, located right on the airport. We have separate accommodations for males and females with their own separate bathroom facilities. We also have a full kitchen and

can accommodate all cooked meals. All meals, including a Saturday morning breakfast, is being provided by members of Squadron 6750 prior to posting at the air fair.

Be prepared to be amazed on how cool the mountain is during the heat of summer and participate in a great air fair and stay

over on Sunday for a Cadet run Field Training Exercise at the 10,000+ feet above sea level!

Cadet Cadre and Senior Member staffing is now being sought.

Interested candidates/volunteers should contact the Project Officer Lt Hay (mralanhay@gmail.com or alan.hay@cawgcap.org / 909-359-5001) or C/Lt. Luke Hoefer at luke.hoefer@yahoo.com / 909-273-3398 All are welcome!

Please look for more information to follow! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask the project officer Lt Alan Hay or the Squadron Commander, CMSgt Noel Furniss (noelfurniss@gmail.com or noel.furniss@cawgcap.org / 818-216-7269.

NASA’S CASSINI MISSION

Social media users may apply for access to a two-day event culminating in the triumphant end of NASA's Cassini mission

to Saturn after nearly 20 years in space. Up to 25 selected participants for the September 14-15, 2017, event will tour,

explore and share their experiences from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Writers, vloggers, photographers, educators, students, artists and other curious minds who use social media to engage

specific audiences are encouraged to apply.

Selected attendees will tour JPL, including a visit to mission control and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility; meet Cassini

mission scientists and engineers; and share in the final moments of the Cassini mission, live from the JPL media site, as

the spacecraft makes a fateful plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Sept. 15, ending its long and discovery-rich mission.

NASA Social applications may be submitted through June 29, 2017. To apply, visit:https://go.nasa.gov/cassini-social

During its journey, Cassini has made many discoveries, including a

global ocean with hydrothermal activity within Saturn's moon Enceladus,

and vast seas of liquid methane on the planet's largest moon, Titan.

Cassini began the final, dramatic phase of its mission, called the Grand

Finale, on April 26, with the first of planned 22 dives between Saturn and

its rings. The finale orbits bring the spacecraft closer to Saturn than ever

before, providing stunning, high-resolution images and new insights into

the planet's interior structure and the origins of the rings. During its final

plunge into Saturn, Cassini will send data about the atmosphere's

composition until its signal is lost. More information about Cassini's Grand Finale, including multimedia, is available at:

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/grandfinale

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Italian Space

Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science

Mission Directorate, Washington. JPL designed, developed and assembled the Cassini orbiter.

More information about Cassini is at: https://www.nasa.gov/cassini and https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Get more information about NASA social media at: http://www.nasa.gov/socialmedia

Interact with the Cassini mission on social media via:

https://twitter.com/CassiniSaturn and https://www.facebook.com/NASACassini/

Recruiting for Group 3 AEO

It is with sincere regret that I must resign my position due to a move outside of the Group. I you are interested in enjoying

the opportunity to expand your Aerospace Education knowledge beyond the Squadron level please contact me or Lt. Col.

Bruce Black. You will not be disappointed in working with all Squadrons and the Group Staff.

Annual Reporting

Don’t forget that our annual reporting requirements are going to be here soon. The AEW Activity Report and Plan of

Action will be due in early October following the September 30 year end close. Make sure you are keeping an ongoing

calendar to manage your activities so this reporting is easy. The entire process in on-line.

Aviation History

July 1

• In 1925... The U.S. Air Mail Service begins overnight flights between New York and Chicago over the Allegheny Mountains. (AYY)

• In 1926... The Royal Swedish Air Force is formed. (OTM)

• In 1931... The first mail delivered by rocket in the United States is claimed by three Struthers, Ohio high school students led by philatelist, John Kiktavi. He sends mail from Struthers to Poland, Ohio. (OTM)

July 2

• In 1937... Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are lost over the South Pacific near Howland Island in a Lockheed Electra. This was to be her last long-distance attempt. (OTM)

July 4

• In 1927... The first flight of the Lockheed Vega, an influence in the design of later, larger transport of the 1930’s, takes place. (OTM)

• In 1956... A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft makes its first operational overflight. It is designed to fly at supersonic speeds and photograph the earth from 60,000 feet. (OTM)

July 5

• In 1912... Captain Charles Chandler and Lieutenants Thomas Milling and Henry Arnold are presented with certificates qualifying them as the U.S.’s first “Military Aviators.” (AYY)

• In 1940... The first American paratrooper unit is formed at Fort Benning, Georgia. (AYY) July 7

• In 1914... American physics professor, Robert H. Goddard receives a patent for his two-stage solid fuel rocket. (OTM) July 10

• In 1938... Howard Hughes, with crewmembers Harry Connor, Tom Thurlow, Richard Stoddart and Ed Lund, begin a record-breaking round-the-world flight in a specially modified Lockheed Super Electra. They cut in half the time set by Wiley Post in 1933; their flying time is 71 hours, 11 minutes, 10 seconds. (F&F)

July 11

• In 1955... The U.S. Air Force Academy is dedicated at its temporary location, Lowry Air Force Base. (AYY) July 14

• In 1914... Dr. Robert H. Goddard is granted a patent for his liquid fuel rocket engine. (AYY)

• In 1934... Flamboyant flying tycoon Howard Hughes lands in New York after a record-breaking flight around the Northern Hemisphere. (AYY)

July 17

• In 1969... The Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket blasts off from the Florida Space Center in route to the first moon landing. (AYY) July 18

• In 1915... Katherine Stinson becomes the first woman to loop the loop in an airplane. The stunt pilot performs the full rotation of her airplane over Chicago. (AYY)

• In 1921... John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American to orbit the earth, is born in Cambridge, Ohio. After being selected by NASA with the first group of astronauts in 1959, he makes his historic orbital flight on February 20, 1962. (OTM)

July 19

• In 1937... The official search for missing flyers Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan is abandoned. (AYY) July 20

• In 1969... Neil Armstrong lands the lunar module Eagle on the surface of the moon. His immortal first words are, “that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” (AYY)

July 24

• In 1898... Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the world’s most famous aviators, is born in Atchinson, Kansas. (OTM)

July 26

• In 1937... Famous pilot, Jacqueline Cochran, sets a new speed record for women by flying over 203 mph. (AYY) July 27

• In 1901... Wilbur and Orville Wright make the first of a series of test glides at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their redesigned biplane glider No. 2 has a larger wing area and wing control worked by a pilot’s hip-cradle device. (OTM)

• In 1909... Orville Wright makes the first official test flight of the U.S. Army’s first airplane in Fort Meyer, Virginia. President William Howard Taft, his cabinet, and 10,000 spectators witness the flight. (OTM)

July 29

• In 1958... President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating a new federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA’s stated goal is to enable the U.S. to lead the exploration of space for peaceful purposes to benefit humanity. (AYY)

Works Cited Editor-in-Chief: Bill Gunston, Aviation: Year by Year, Amber Books Limited, London, UK, 2001. (AYY) Leonard C. Bruno, On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation, Gale Research Inc., Detroit, MI, 1993. (OTM) Arthur George Renstrom, Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Chronology, United States, Library of Congress, 1971 (COFC)

From the Centennial of Flight Website http://centennialofflight.net/

See www.WingsoverKansas.com for more interesting aviation information.

AE Activity

This month’s activity is reported on Page 1. Use the website links to help your

Cadets build devices to safely watch the eclipse.

Recruiting AEM’s

AEM Recruiting – Many tools available – Always good to have a supply of these to hand out at any event

Make sure to keep your

eyes open for any AE

Wing, Regional or local

workshops. They are will

worth your time in

learning and making new

friends