Reaching for Altitude: Nuclear Turbojet Engines in the Desert

Museum of Idaho Speaker Series Event w/ Libby Cook and Sydnee Pagan

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Join us for this MOI speaker series event exploring the US program to develop nuclear-powered aircraft during the Cold War. Learn about the experiments, challenges, and legacy of this ambitious project.

About the speakers:

Libby Cook received her PhD in Early American History from William & Mary in 2017. Between then and now, she found herself developing a career in cultural resource management and historic preservation, in the private sector, at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, at the Nevada Department of Transportation, and now at the Idaho National Laboratory.

After spending five years in Archaeology, Sydnee Pagan shifted her focus to historic buildings and currently works as an Architectural Historian at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) where she documents and preserves historic buildings at the INL Site and helps to ensure Section 106 compliance. Her study in Anthropology helps her to approach her work with a holistic view, exploring ways to apply her Archaeology background to more recent historic resources. Most recently, she co-authored a report documenting the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion’s aspirations at the INL including the buildings and structures that served their purpose.

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