First Fridays Science Discussion | Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles

The nation’s first air show went up, up and away in LA before World War I, and here, the space shuttle made its last trip—on the ground. LA broke the sound barrier, sent men to the moon and a spacecraft to Saturn. This is Space City, from the rudimentary missiles in the arroyos of JPL to the aircraft factories and technology that whacked the Nazis. Now the past is prologue, as the same SoCal ingenuity launches Space X satellites, and missions to Mars. It’s out of this world!