Did you know Casper is home to some of the most high-risk research and developmental projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA?

I know, crazy, right?

The Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion Company is located at the Casper/ Natrona County International Airport, and you can tour the facilities to see how the company has impacted space travel and exploration.

The Fort Caspar Museum Association is taking its inaugural bus tour and visiting the facilities on August 10. The tour is $20 per person and is limited to museum association members. There's still time to become a member and attend the event. You need to stop by the fort or visit www.fortcaspar.org.

Membership costs are very affordable and help keep the museum functioning.

Exclusive Chance To See Working Rockets In Casper
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Visit the Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion Co. laboratory at Natrona County International Airport. Get a behind-the-scenes tour of a working rocket lab, witness the test firing of a rocket engine, see and touch tiles from NASA’s shuttle program. See the OMS rocket combustion chamber used by the Space Shuttle to maneuver in Space and return to Earth. Press the firing button on the control panel used by Aerojet (The General Motors of Rocketry in the 1960’s) that fired rocket engines on the Polaris, Minuteman, MX missiles, Sidewinder, Maverick, Harpoon and many others. You will also see other demonstrations of rocket engine technologies.

In 2018, a new satellite propulsion system designed by WSPC was launched into space after years of research. The video below shows the launch of the system via Atlas V551 rocket. 

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