Aerospace Education

Marco Island Civil Air Patrol Lt Col Jim Demarest discusses the role supersonic flight will play in the future of commercial aviation on Fox Business' Varney & Co. The segment appeared during the historic supersonic test flight of Boom Supersonic's XB-1, demonstrator aircraft of what promises to be the world's fastest airliner.

Civil Air Patrol's Marco Island Squadron Hosts Camp Mackle Rocketry Program By Maj. Jesse L. Baker Aerospace Education Officer, Marco Island Senior Squadron, Civil Air Patrol. MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (July 29, 2024) – Forty-seven children, along with their counselors, experienced the thrill of aerospace engineering as they built and launched...

MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA  AUGUST 9, 2023 – Sixty-plus kids, attending Camp Mackle, built and launched rockets in a program led by the Civil Air Patrol-Marco Island Senior Squadron, during their summer camp day on August 3, 2023.

Children attending Camp Mackle, grades 1-5, participated in an aerospace education session this summer and learned about rocketry, propulsion, and aerodynamics. Major Jesse Lee Baker, aerospace education officer for the Marco Island Senior Squadron, led the session.

 

 

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