Please join us in the Wardroom on the USS Hornet at 1 PM to hear Docent Bill Miklos’ presentation about the USS Hornet’s recovery of the all Navy Apollo 12 astronauts.

This event is free with regular admission to the museum.

Bill Miklos has a BS and MS in Aerospace Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He then served 13 years as an officer in the US Air Force in hardware development and acquisition assignments involving flight dynamics, headquarters program management and satellite bus design. After serving in the Air Force, he was employed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems for 23 years. He held system engineering and management positions in satellite design and ground system development for the Milstar satellite system and was Space Segment Director of the follow-on to Milstar, the Advanced EHF Satellite. Before he retired in 2011, he was the Director of Launch and Operations Readiness for the launch of the first AEHF satellite and supported launch team rehearsals, launch activities and early orbit operations. He now enjoys being a docent at the Hiller Aviation Museum and the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum where he also supports the Education Department with a short course on the Space Race and the Apollo Program. He is also serving on the Board of Directors of the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.