[meteorite-list] Re: . . . Things to see near Tucson

[Notkin]

Keith posted:

>>> Titan Missile Museum


Dave posted:

> My dad used to be an electrician at this site . . . I'd very much like 
> to see this site


Dear Dave, Keith and Tucson-bound Listees:

I'd like to second Keith's fine recommendation for the Titan Missile 
Museum. Geoff Cintron and I visited two years ago and it's a great 
half-day trip from Tucson. "Star Trek" fans -- and I know you're out 
there -- will be doubly interested in this museum, as it was used as a 
set for the movie "Star Trek: First Contact" (yeah, it was the launch 
silo for Zefram Cockram's experimental warp drive rocket).

Also, the Pima Air and Space Museum, just at the southern edge of 
greater Tucson, is stellar. I've been TWICE in the past six months. The 
list of aircraft they have there is almost endless, but fellow space 
program nuts will definitely want to see the Super Guppy (used to fly 
the Saturn 5 booster to Cape Kennedy) and one of two actual B-52s that 
launched the X-15 to the edge of space. Not to mention JFK's private 
plane, a B-17, an immaculate B-29, a family of MIGs and . . . well, 
literally, you could spend the whole day there.

Details:  http://www.pimaair.org

In the gift shop, you can even buy old cockpit instruments from 
scrapped B-52s and such, so don't spend all your $$ at the Gem Show  : 
)


It was 78 degrees and sunny today in Tucson -- not a cloud in the sky 
-- so we're hoping for similar weather for the show.


Regards to all,

Geoff N.
Tucson, AZ