A Nebraskan's Experiences at Kennedy Space Center During the Apollo Space Program

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Jim Murphy will give a presentation that will focus on the overall testing of the Apollo Guidance and Navigation System from the time the Command Module arrived at Kennedy Space Center until it lifted off the launch pad.  It will not go into detail about the system but will give a brief overview of its subsystems during the discussion.  Jim will share some personal anecdotes about his experiences during the testing.  This presentation will be more of behind the scenes than what is shown on the TV presentations of Apollo.  Some personal memorabilia will be available for those interested in looking at it afterwards.

 

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  • Will order off of the menu. 

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  • Date: 15 Oct 2019
  • Time: 05:00 PM to 07:30 PM
  • All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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  • Dusters
  • 2804 13th Street
  • Columbus, Nebraska
  • United States 68601
  • Room Number: Banquet Room
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  • Gordon Heins - IEEE Nebraska Section, Power & Energy Society Chair

    Mike Hasenkamp - IEEE Nebraska Section, Membership Development Chair

  • Co-sponsored by Nick McIntosh - IEEE Nebraska Section Chair
  • Starts 25 September 2019 02:34 PM
  • Ends 13 October 2019 01:00 AM
  • All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
  • No Admission Charge

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Jim Murphy

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A Nebraskan's Experiences at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo Space Program

Jim Murphy will give a presentation that will focus on the overall testing of the Apollo Guidance and Navigation System from the time the Command Module arrived at Kennedy Space Center until it lifted off the launch pad.  Jim will share some personal anecdotes about his experiences during the testing.  This presentation will be more of behind the scenes than what is shown on the TV presentations of Apollo.  Some personal memorabilia will be available for those interested in looking at it afterwards.

Biography:

 

Jim is a native Nebraskan who grew up in Wolbach, NE sixty miles west of Columbus. He

attended the University of Nebraska graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical

Engineering. Upon graduation , Jim's first employment was with AC Electronics in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin. While employed with AC Electronics, he was given the opportunity to transfer to

AC's Apollo field operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. While at Kennedy Space

Center, Jim was on the launch team of Apollo 7 through 14 and primarily worked on Apollo

8, 10, 12 and 14.

 

After leaving the space program in 1971, Jim worked at the Tennessee Valley Authority during

the construction of Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Chattanooga, Tennessee for two years.

Jim then worked at Nebraska Public Power District from late 1972 until retiring in 2000

primarily in the Fossil Engineering and the Nuclear Projects Departments.




Agenda

5:00 - 5:30PM.......... Brew Pub Tour

5:30 - 6:30PM.......... Dinner

6:30 - 7:30PM.......... Presentation


EVENT PRICING

There is no charge for this event.  Dinner is not provided for.  Attendees shall pay for their meals, ordering off the Duster's menu.