American Dynasty

Post from the Past: April 14, 2001  Mr. Williamson's Fits of Rage in the Control Room (thanks Stephen, the only one with the guts to tell me to my face).  Brady Young Introduces Danny Goodman. Josh Webb and Bridger H. Save the Day. Calm Flight Directors and Tyrants (Like Mr. W). Give the Old Guy a Break.  Running the Center, Flight Directors both Field Trips and Overnight Camps Wow, it's a wonder I made it to Retirement    Hello Troops, A busy week as always at the Space Center. This week we entertained   Barratt and Aspen Elementary Schools . We also serviced Barnett  Elementary in an afterschool program. It was a week full of 5th  graders. Fun kids but the missions need to be adjusted downward  for that grade level. Sego Lily and Aspen Elementary Schools supplied our overnight camp  participants. Good crews for the most part. The Magellan tried  something different this overnight mission. Brady Young (Blue...

Brian Hawkins was a Space Center legend throughout the mid to late 1990's, responsible for so many Space Center "Firsts".  Upon hearing of my faulty, spotty memory of that time period, he wrote the following concise history of the 90's in the Winter of 2007.  I touched base with Brian this Fall and asked for those memories.  He graciously replied by reminding me of the history he'd written ten years earlier.  He sent the document by email. Today you get to read it yourself. The following people and events are highlighted:  Dave Wall, Steve Wall, Kirby Glad, Mark Daymont, Bill Schuler, Stephen Porter, Allan Stewart, Bart Mills, Tony Gover, Jake Mattson, the X-Craft, the Voyager, the Odyssey, The First Color Controls, the First Color Computers, the First Network using AppleTalk, and so much more.....  Thank you, Admiral Hawkins, Victor Brian on the Bridge of the Magellan The Space Center's History During the First Decade As Remembered by Brian ...