Each year, around the July 20th anniversary of the first moon landing, the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas celebrates Moon Day. The museum has a direct tie-in with the Apollo program because it's the permanent home of Apollo 7. Although Apollo 7 didn't go to the moon, it was a huge step on the road!
Moon Day is a collection of educational organizations, aerospace organizations, space related groups and pretty much anyone who supports and encourages future space exploration and STEAM education. DARS has been participating since the first year, and 2017 was no exception. On Saturday, July 22, the DARS booth was set up once again to wet the imaginations of future space travellers.
Attendance has been steadily climbing at the event, and this year seemed packed. The club had two build sessions and a launch at a local park. Here are some pictures from this year...
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| The DARS display for 2017! The big Silver Beast in the middle is George Sprague's level 3 bird... |
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| Little girls seemed to really love Suzy Sprague's lavender Mini-Mag! |
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| More rockets...in a fantasy theme. |
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| Several students from the McKinney TARC team helped out this year. |
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| The McKinney TARC rocket display. When you get second place in the nation, you deserve a little flash! |
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| More rockets...in case you couldn't tell... |
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| Apollo 7 |
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| The seating was a bit cramped... |
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| A NASA display |
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| "Q" from Star Trek stopped by. Why? I don't really know... |
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| John Dyer guards even more rockets, while George Sprague eats...something... |
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| Suzy Sprague explains TARC to a family. |
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| At the park, Gary Briggs helps young rocketeers! |
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| A successful flight! |
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| ...and another! |
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| Sam Barone loads his Dr Zooch Saturn V. As he said, it wouldn't be Moon Day without a Saturn! |
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| The Saturn screams into the sky! |
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| ...as does Jack Sprague's orange Sputnik! |
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| Speaking of Jack, he went above and beyond getting a young Scout's rocket out of a tree...literally. Kids, don't try this at home! |
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| Success! |
Well, there you have it! Next year we'll be at it again, so mark your calendars!
Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!
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