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Welcome to the Edward J. Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado’s oldest aviation museum! We preserve and portray the rich aviation and space history of Colorado Springs and Peterson Space Force Base. From our barnstormer beginnings in the Roaring Twenties, through the daring exploits of our World War II pilots and into the modern space era, our exhibits are sure to capture your attention.
Awarded Certificate of Excellence 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
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Welcome to the Award Winning Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado’s oldest Aviation Museum.
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Medal of Honor Park
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Old City Hangar
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Off-Campus Displays
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Airpark
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I would like to personally thank you and your staff for arranging a tour of the Peterson Air and Space Museum for the senior leadership of the Marine Corps Judge Advocate community. We were impressed with both your facilities and the tours that we received. Thank you again for your efforts. They truly enhanced our conference.
Brig Gen James WalkerOur family is very into the annual roadtrips. This time we’ve dedicated a whole summer to driving all the way from New York to the West Coast, visiting numerous different museums along the way, including this one.”
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One of 12 Department of the Air Force field museums
ON THIS DAY IN U.S. AIR FORCE HISTORY: 1962 - Project FIELD GLASS A detachment of F-100 Super Sabres of the 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron from Clark Air Base, the Philipines, deployed to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in response to an increasing threat on the Laotian border.
F-100 Super Sabre in Southeast Asia
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Although several F-100 units deployed to air bases in Thailand between 1961-1964, the Super Sabre did not enter combat in Southeast Asia until the summer of 1964. In June of that year, the 615thON THIS DAY IN U.S. SPACE HISTORY: 1962 - Astronauts Lieutenant Colonel Thomas P. Stafford (USAF) and Lieutenant Commander Eugene A. Cernan (USN) completed three rendezvous operations and a record 2-hour, 5-minute space walk. They were launched from the Eastern Test Range at Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan II booster. Then, they landed only 2 1/2 miles from the recovery force (the most accurate reentry to date) after 45 revolutions of earth. Live TV coverage of splashdown and recovery came from the Early Bird I satellite.
We remember...#OTD 79 years ago, the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy.
The years may pass, but we will never forget the sacrifices of those who began the freeing of Europe from the Nazi regime on #DDay.
Their legacy and efforts paved the way for our present freedom and way of life.
READ: www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3417850/on-d-day-anniversary-austin-milley-call...
I Remember God Bless all American that were lost 🙏🇺🇸
God Bless those who gave all and those who came home.
MISSILE MONDAY! On this date in 1960, U.S. Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, Jr., announced an agreement to give Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt air-launched ballistic missiles to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.
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After studies in 1958 had shown that it was feasible to air-launch ballistic missiles from high-flying strategic bombers, the USAF issued a requirement in 1959 for a long-range ALBM (Air-Launched Ball...Always looking ahead!
Space Force exploring options to build weather monitoring constellation
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Space Force exploring options to build weather monitoring constellation