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In July, we celebrate the accomplishments made in air and space exploration, travel, and technology.
Learn about how South Carolinians, whether military or civilian, have been on the forefront of air and space technology for decades. Visit the State Library to check out these resources and more on our Air & Space Month state documents display!
Published in 2023, this aeronautical chart includes a full map of the airports, air spaces, and other navigation information within the Palmetto State as well as important information about the over 60 airports open to the public in South Carolina.
Out of the fury of World War II came the revelation that air power was the wave of the future for the nation’s defense. To help meet this awesome challenge of defending the world’s most powerful nation, South Carolina’s first Air National Guard units were organized at Congaree Air Base near Eastover on December 9, 1946. The book recounts 25 years of history of SCANG and reflects on a heritage left by citizen-soldiers in service throughout the world – a heritage which merits the esteem of all South Carolinians and Americans.
This film is a celebration of the three astronauts in the South Carolina Hall of Fame. Charles Duke, Jr., who attended Lancaster High School, was the lunar module pilot for Apollo 16, and in 1972, became the youngest person to walk on the Moon. Dr. Ronald McNair, who was born in Lake City, died in the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 at age 35. Charles Bolden, Jr., born in Columbia, is a veteran of four space flights, and was the Administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2017.
A strong relationship exists between South Carolina’s economy and aviation. In today’s global market place, the state’s system of commercial service and general aviation airports is essential. South Carolina’s diversified system of airports helps to both lead and sustain growth and economic diversification. Residents, businesses, and the estate’s visitors also rely on the airport system for health, welfare, and safety needs. Further, South Carolina’s military airfields are important to our national security. To quantify the economic impacts and other benefits attributable to South Carolina’s airports and military airfields, the Department of Commerce, through its Aeronautics Office, commissioned this economic impact study in 2006.
The NASA Mission: Present and Future” lecture, given by NASA administrator James M. Beggs on April 28, 1985, gives us a glimpse into the vision and hope for space exploration at that time. Hosted by the Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University, Beggs not only discussed the achievements of NASA up to that point, but he also mapped out a plan for NASA’s future. By the mid-1990s, Beggs said the United States would have a permanently manned space station orbiting the earth, now a reality as the International Space Station. Beggs also envisioned a lunar base, a colony on Mars, and independent life in space.
In 1959, confronted with the fact that a dangerous potential enemy of the United States had the capability of launching powerful weapons that would cause unprecedented destruction and devastation in South Carolina, the S.C. Civil Defense Agency wrote this survival plan for all South Carolinians. This guide provides a fascinating account of fears and threats faced by South Carolina’s government, people, and property during the Cold War.
The Center for the Book, Speaker at the Center series, will welcome Heather McPherson, Curator of Collections at the SC Military Museum, on Wednesday, July 16th, at 2:30 pm. Heather will present South Carolina stories of aviation and space exploration.
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