A surprising number of Ohio institutions, industries, and people contributed materially to the space program during Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Although this presentation will not offer a comprehensive treatment of the subject, it will discuss a number of those contributors as a way of paying tribute to their ingenuity, determination, and dedication. This session will be a discussion of the astronauts from Ohio and material contributions by Ohio industries throughout Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.

Greg Brown is the Museum Historian at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, OH. His duties include public speaking, historical research related to America’s early space program, exhibit content development, and artifact preservation. Brown is also a military veteran, having served on active duty with the United States Air Force as a Missile Security Specialist and in the United States Army in the Military Police Corps. Brown has a Bachelor of Arts in History.

This event is sponsored by the Washington County Library, is FREE and open to the public, and will be livestreamed/recorded on our YouTube Channel @CampusMartiusMuseum.