Launch Pad Lecture: Trailblazing Women of Space

On September 5, 2025, Carolyn Peeler will highlight the remarkable achievements of women identified by NASA as key trailblazers in the space program. She will explore their diverse backgrounds, their groundbreaking contributions to space exploration, and their ongoing legacies in supporting STEM long after their time at NASA.

Guest Speaker: Carolyn Peeler, military veteran, retired Civil Servant, and President of the Holloman Tuskegee Airman Chapter

When: Friday, September 5, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM MDT

Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium

Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month. Museum staff, along with special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to its future.   For more information, visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Photo courtesy of NASA: April 14, 2010, in the International Space Station, clockwise (from the lower right) are Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Naoko Yamazaki.