Celebrating John C. Houbolt

The Trackman Planetarium will be open to the public for a one-hour show.

John C. Houbolt was a pivotal player in the early Apollo missions and is one of Joliet Junior College’s most world-renowned graduates. In celebration of what would be Houbolt’s 106th birthday, we gather to commemorate his astronomical accomplishments with NASA’s aerospace engineering program. This special event will feature guest speaker H-Aeneise Coopwood with the Joliet Area Historical Museum. Join us to hear the story of a local scientist who is credited with getting the first astronauts to the Moon and back and winning the 1960s Space Race. 

Photo courtesy of NASA