Frontiers Of Flight Museum

Happy Native American Heritage Month!!🚀💜

In honor of this month, we are spotlighting John Herrington, the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly into space!!

John Herrington, a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation, was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, in 1958. After joining the U.S. Navy in 1984, he attended the Navy’s test pilot school, earned a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering, and was selected as an astronaut in 1996.

In 2002, Herrington flew as a mission specialist on STS-113, the 112th space shuttle mission, marking a historic milestone as the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to travel to space. During the 13-day mission, he honored his heritage by carrying the Chickasaw Nation flag and performed three spacewalks.

After retiring from NASA in 2005, Herrington began traveling across the country as an inspirational speaker.

📸: NASA
📸: Chickasaw Hall of Fame

Our winter camps are just around the corner!❄️✨
 
This year’s theme is… THE NEED FOR SPEED!
 
Blast off into an exciting week of aviation and space exploration! The “Need for Speed” STEM camp is perfect for young adventurers who dream of soaring through the skies and reaching for the stars. Campers will embark on a thrilling journey through hands-on activities that uncover the science and technology behind flight and space travel. ✈️

Our 3-day mini camp features age-appropriate educational tours, games, creative projects, investigations, and more. All campers will experience our SPOC Planetarium and visit the Museum’s galleries.💙

Visit our website or the link in our bio to signup & learn more! 🔗

We’re so excited to welcome Michelle Ramirez as Senior Director of Operations to our team!!

We can’t wait to see you excel here at FOFM! ❤️✈️✨

Rest in peace, Captain Don.

Thank you for your many years of dedicated service to the Frontiers of Flight Museum and our visitors. You will be missed – from the FOFM Staff, Board of Directors, and Red Vests.🕊️

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!🎃👻🧟‍♂️🧑‍🔬✨

You don’t want to miss out on FOFM’s Sci-Fi Halloween Bash!

There will be
⚗️ Science experiments that will amaze your brain
🎨 Take-home crafts for kids of all ages
🪐 Visit outer space in our portable planetarium
🦸‍♂️ Interact with some of our favorite Sci-Fi characters!

🎟️Admission: Entry fee is HALF OFF for youth 12 and younger in costume! (Members get in free of admission!)

🗓️Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

⏰Time: 10AM-2PM

We can’t wait to see you here!!👻🎃✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s Women Take Flight: Fashion to Fission Luncheon! ✈️✨

It was an incredible day celebrating women in this field, connecting with passionate supporters, and raising funds for our educational programs. 🛩️🎉

It was such an honor to hear from our amazing keynote speaker, Vanessa Wyche, and our inspiring panelists, Leanne Caret, Dianne Gibbens, Caley Looney and Amy Spowart!

A special thanks to our event chairs, Pamela & Olin Lancaster, presenting sponsor, JSX, and our honorary luncheon chair, Valerie Freeman for helping make our luncheon so special! ❤️💙💚

We would also like to congratulate the following award recipients:

🌐Community Partner of the Year: North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
🙋Volunteers Help Us Soar Award: UPS Foundation
🤝Inclusion & Equity Award (Girls Aerospace-STEM Challenge Initiative): PPG Aerospace
💙Philanthropy Impact Award: Kozmetsky Family Foundation

Your support helps us inspire the next generation of aviators and innovators. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🙌

Stay tuned for more exciting events and opportunities to soar with us. 🛫

Another leap for mankind! 🚀✨

We would like to congratulate on their engineering feat with catching Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad.

The largest and most powerful rocket ever constructed soared into the sky once more—and this time, it returned. The mission sought to make history for Starship and spaceflight as a whole.

SpaceX set out to land the massive first-stage booster, Super Heavy, back on its launch mount using the tower’s arms, known as “chopsticks,” in a bold and innovative maneuver—and it was successful!

Photo credits: SpaceX

Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a Trailblazer in Flight: Mary Riddle ✈️👩🏽‍✈️

On this special day, we honor the contributions of Indigenous people to all fields, including aviation. Today, we’re highlighting Mary Riddle (Tuilnahan), one of the first Native American women to earn her pilot’s license in 1930. As a member of the Clatsop and Quinault tribes, Mary soared above the barriers of her time, becoming a pioneer not only in flight but also as a parachutist, inspiring many through her passion for the skies.

Her achievements remind us that the spirit of exploration and courage knows no bounds. We celebrate her legacy and the path she paved for future generations of Indigenous aviators.

Happy International Day of the Girl!👩🏻‍✈️👩🏽‍🚀👩🏼‍🔬Today we celebrate the bold, brilliant girls who dream big and aim high—just like the stars they reach for in aerospace! 🚀💫🌎

At FOFM, we believe the sky is not the limit. Let’s empower the next generation of innovators, engineers, pilots, and astronauts to soar even higher. 🌟✈️

Girls, the universe is waiting for you! Keep dreaming, keep exploring, and never stop reaching for the stars. 🌠💪

It’s officially spooky season!! Join us for spooky fun for everyone at FOFM!!!

Get ready to unleash your spooky spirit at our annual Sci-Fi Halloween Bash, packed with fang-tastic activities, intergalactic guests and MORE!

There will be
⚗️ Science experiments that will amaze your brain
🎨 Take-home crafts for kids of all ages
🪐 Visit outer space in our portable planetarium
🦸‍♂️ Interact with some of our favorite Sci-Fi characters!

🎟️Admission: Entry fee is HALF OFF for youth 12 and younger in costume!

🗓️Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

⏰Time: 10AM-2PM

We can’t wait to see you here!!👻🎃✨

Feeling lucky?? Enter our Women Take Flight Raffle for a chance to win any of the 3 prizes listed above!! 🎟️✨

To purchase your tickets, call Catie Adams at 214-699-6913 or email [email protected]!

The winner will be drawn on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH @ 2PM CST!!!

Someone has to win… why not you? 😁🚀

We love our Red Vest Volunteers!

This week we welcomed our Red Vest Volunteer docents to their Fall Picnic!🍂🎃🧺 It was the perfect time to announce Eric, our new Lead Volunteer and thank our amazing team for volunteering over 15,000 hours this year.

FOFM IS SO GRATEFUL! ❤️❤️❤️

It’s been one week since and we’re still not over it!🤍💚🩵

Thank you so much to our friends at !

It was a great day - the FOFM team hung out at the Anatole, filming live with 110 Microsoft team members at their National Soar Conference. They helped us build STEM kits, and they built bikes in under three minutes (a corporate record I might add!); all for those we teach, advocate and provide access to Aerospace STEM pathways in our education programs from Title One Schools. Microsoft teams wrote thank you cards to over 500 volunteers who help us do what we do to serve the community every day. 🔭🧑‍🔬🧑‍💻

Their volunteer hours equate to over $16,000 with a match on ! Thank you so much.

💡Fun fact about building bikes: The Wright brothers didn’t start with planes… they built bikes! 🚲 In the late 1800s, bicycles were everywhere, yet the Wright brothers created the “safety bike”, one with two equal sized tires. The more you know!

THANK YOU! 🩵💚💌

To our donors who helped raise $80,535 on for our Women in Aerospace & Aviation Exhibit, Girls Aerospace STEM Challenge and to support our efforts to make every visit to the Frontiers of Flight Museum an out-of-this-world experience…. THANK YOU. Together, we’re helping dreams take flight and inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders!

BLAST OFF! 🚀💌🩵💚

Today is ! Your gift means the world to the students, teachers and visitors who walk through the doors of our museum to experience science, innovation, wonder and adventure. Thank You and remember to when you give!

1 day until launches! We’re saying a Texas-sized thank you to our generous donors whose matching gifts will DOUBLE your donation, up to a total of $38,000: The Dan & Gena Hamilton Family Fund, Robert Ruckman and Microsoft. We can’t wait to see how far we fly tomorrow! 🚀🩵💚

2! Donations on will support our Girls Aerospace STEM Challenge, a program that will educate girls with aerospace-focused programs through in-school classroom instruction, giving them a pathway from poverty to self-sufficiency and changing the trajectory of future generations in their families. 👩🏽‍🚀💚🩵❤️

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

In honor of this month, we are celebrating José M. Hernández, a former NASA engineer and astronaut. His journey is a testament to perseverance, education and dreaming big! 💫👩🏽‍🚀

Born to Mexican immigrant parents, Hernández spent much of his childhood farming alongside his family. In 2004, after much determination, he was chosen to be part of NASA Astronaut Group 19.🚀✨

No dream is too big if you’re willing to reach for the stars!!!



Photo Creds 📸: Arte Público Press

5! The countdown to starts today! 🗓️☑️

We’re shooting for the moon and need your help. Your gift will support one of the most dynamic innovative Aerospace-STEM programs in the country. 💚🩵❤️

Your gift will support the expansion of our Girls Aerospace STEM Challenge.

We’re committed to creating long-term change and championing diversity in STEM education for students and creating career pathways, especially for young girls! 🧑‍✈️✈️🌎

Your gift will support the installation of a permanent Women in Aerospace & Aviation Exhibit. 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍🚀👩🏾‍✈️

This exhibit will showcase all of the women in aviation, including aerospace engineers, STEM educators, flight attendants and pilots. Young girls who visit the museum and see the exhibit will be able to see themselves represented in the industry! Give today through September 19 and 💌🩵💚

We’re 4 days into early giving and this year your gift is worth 4X! 💚🩵

Thanks to generous contributions from The Dan & Gena Hamilton Family Fund, Robert Ruckman and Microsoft, your donation will be doubled, up to a total of $38,000. Give today through September 19 and . 💌✈️

Raamel Mitchell, director, app innovation, data, and artificial intelligence for Microsoft said, “We are excited to work with Frontiers of Flight for North Texas Giving and our Microsoft Team Volunteers on September 19. As a technology company and innovation leader, Microsoft is passionate about increasing the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM related education and career initiatives. To maintain their interest in Aerospace-STEM specific programs, we invest in programs like The Girls STEM Challenge at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, powered in part in 2024 by contributions to North Texas Giving Day, which exposes young women to the myriads of opportunities in technology, computer science and aerospace business fields.” 💭

We’re thrilled to launch our campaign today with a big announcement! This year’s campaign will be supported by Microsoft in two amazing ways:
1. A matching gift, meaning your donations are doubled 🩵
2. A volunteer event with Dallas Microsoft employees on September 19 💚

As a technology company and innovation leader, Microsoft is passionate about increasing the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM related education and career initiatives and their support of our STEM education programs means the world to us. Join Microsoft in supporting the Frontiers of Flight Museum TODAY! . 💌✈️