History Made Here

Below is the text of an editorial that appeared in the Daily Intelligencer on Monday, May 9, 2011. History made here America’s space program has roots in Warminster IT WAS ALL so new then, so unfamiliar, so much like something out of Capt. Video: On May 5, 1961...

IT’S HAPPENING! THE GONDOLA IS COMING HOME!!

After spending the last 47 years safely stored at the National Air & Space Museum’s Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility in Suitland, Maryland, the original gondola of the Johnsville Centrifuge will be coming home to Warminster on...

Program Announced for Museum Gala

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL SPRING GALA: SAT., MAY 14TH 2011 AT THE VE CLUB Renown Astronomer Derrick Pitts to Provide Comments on Importance of Science Education Program will also feature Special Q&A Session with Retired Naval Corpsman who...

Peddlers Village Scarecrow Contest

We are happy to be part of this years Scarecrow Contest at Peddlers Village in Lahaska. If you get a chance to visit Peddlers Village this fall, make sure to stop by and see “Neil Armstraw” on the main village green. You can vote for your favorite...

Message from the President

It has been 10 months since The Johnsville Centrifuge and Science Museum introduced its vision to the public. Our April open house, which featured Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter, was a great success and allowed us to present our goal of providing a first class...

Greater Bucks Mont Chamber

Special thanks go out to the Greater Bucks Mont Chamber of Commerce for inviting me to speak at their luncheon yesterday.  It is always exciting to share the mission of the museum with the local business community.  Afterwards, a gentleman approached me and told me...

Can You Help ID This Suit?

As we were cleaning out some of the storage areas of the centrifuge building, we came across a trunk that held an old suit.  We’ve had a few people look at it and have had it on display for the past ten months or so.  We are still trying to make a positive...

Test Subject Story

I spoke to a local Rotary club this morning about the museum.  During the Q&A one of the members told about his experience as a volunteer test subject on the ejection tower in the 1950’s.  He told about how he had to pull a leather loop from above his head...

Scott Carpenter Visit: April 2009

We were honored to have Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter join us at our open house this past April.  He generously shared his memories of the early days of American space exploration and reminisced about the time he and his fellow Mercury astronauts spent training at...