Join space history curator James David as he talked about Discoverer XIII. “Discoverer” was the cover name used in the early years of the highly classified U.S. Air Force/Central Intelligence Agency Corona photoreconnaissance satellite program. The Discoverer XIII reentry capsule became the first human-made object recovered from space. Meet at the Welcome Center in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall on the first floor.
About the Ask an Expert lecture series: Every Wednesday at noon in the National Mall Building, a Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum.