DRYDEN HOSTS AMERICA'S FAVORITE SPACE MOM.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - One of America's favorite TV moms visited NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. . But she didn't bring along Robot B9. June Lockhart, who starred as both Ruth Martin in the long-running ``Lassie'' and as Maureen Robinson in ``Lost In Space,'' spoke to about 150 NASA and Air Force employees in the Dryden auditorium as part of Women's History Month Women's History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that highlights contributions of women to events in history. March is declared Women's History Month. The annual event traces its beginnings to the first International Women's Day in 1911. . ``She knows Gwen Young, our acting associate director. They met four years ago at a space shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) U.S. launch site for manned space missions. [U.S. Hist.: WB, So:562] See : Astronautics ,'' said Beth Hagenaur. Under the theme ``Women Sustaining America's Spirit,'' Lockhart talked about her career - which included a Tony Award-winning Broadway career before going into television - and her travels and civic involvement. Lockhart is a volunteer ambassador for the California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
She was invited to Dryden by the Federal Women's Program, an organization of women Air Force and NASA employees. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Actress June Lockhart speaks to NASA and Air Force employees. |
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