DAFers enjoyed a delicious lasagna dinner at our June 22, 2023 meeting at the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club.
After dinner Chris Harshman conducted club business, then we were treated to hearing about the adventures
of our presenter Lt. Col. Dee Chester.
Dee has an interesting resume, including being a pilot, space historian and soon-to-be Citizen
Astronaut. She shared details about her upcoming two-hour plus flight (likely in early 2024) into space with Virgin Galactic, including
the rigorous training exercises. The departure and return will happen at the impressive Spaceport America located
in New Mexico. Dee will travel on Spaceship 2 Unity, with the Mothership being White Knight 2 (named Eve after Richard
Branson's mother).
Having been a lover of all things relating to outer space since she was five years old, Dee is very much looking forward
to this upcoming adventure. She even said she would come back to share her space flight experience with us!
She will post her adventure on her Facebook page also. Dee committed to this flight in 2017 at a price of $200,000 and has been patiently
waiting for six years. She says the going rate now is $450,000...so save your money if you want this ride of a lifetime!