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Event Details

Join us at 1:30pm on first Wednesdays for our monthly Senior Wednesday. No need to register; simply walk in! Tickets are $4 plus tax or free for Museum members. Light refreshments provided.

Talk Summary

Inspired by the science fiction writings of Jules Verne of fantastic voyages to space, visionaries like Dr. Robert Goddard and Wernher Von Braun took those writings to heart and set out to solve the engineering challenges of building a working liquid-fueled rocket. What resulted was a machine that would change the course of history.  From Chinese fire arrows to flying to the moon, we will follow the story of the rocket and the people who made it happen.

About the Speaker: brad nuest

Brad leads education within our Programs Department and is the acting Volunteer Coordinator at the Museum, joining the team in 2020.  A Kansas native, Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Sterling College.  After college, Brad worked in mental health before his amateur astronomy hobby led to work at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, KS in 2008.  While there he worked in marketing, managed the Scout programs and planetarium, and directed the education department.  As an Eagle Scout and former Scout leader, Brad has an extensive background in Scouting both personally and professionally.  He plans to use this and his museum education experience to drive fun, educational, engaging programs for all ages at the Museum.

Brad enjoys camping, bicycling, hiking, reading, model aircraft, astronomy and magic.