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Important Update

Important Update

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting for regular members of the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time in the Herbert Hall Alumni Center, 698 Mills Road, West Point, New York 10996. The business of the meeting will be to elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, five members to our Board of Directors, and six Advisors at Large.

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West Point Society of the Space Coast Tours Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral

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Thirty Six members of the West Point Society of the Space Coast took a bus and walking tour of historic Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).  Sites included four different museums located on the property, Alan Shepard’s launch site, John Glenn’s launch site and blockhouse, site of the Apollo 1 fire, launch complexes for the Atlas-Centaur, Titan, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, New Glenn, Falcon 9, Delta 4, and the Artemis moon vehicle.

A highlight of the tour was a visit to the Saturn V Center and a briefing by Janet Petro ’81, the KSC Center Director. COL (R) Norm White ’73, President of the West Point Society of the Space Coast conducted the tour for the group. Special emphasis was placed on the many contributions of West Point graduates to the U.S. Space Program.  

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