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Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame

\npresented by GSE Dynamics\, Inc.\n\nHonoring\n\nThe Induction Class of 2026\n\nDr. Jeffrey Hoffman \nIgor Sikorsky\nQuentin Roosevelt\n\nMonday\, June 8\, 2026\, 12:00-2 :00 PM\n\nCradle of Aviation Museum\nCharles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City\, New York\n\nTickets $100.00 per person or $950.00 for a table of 10\n\nBuy Tickets NowOr call Reservations at 516-572-4066\, Monda y–Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.\n\nProceeds generated from the luncheon suppo rt the museum’s education and preservation programs.\n\nAbout the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame\nEach year\, the Long Island Air & Spa ce Hall of Fame honors individuals who have played a major role in advanci ng aeronautical and technological achievement. Your support for this exhib it and program will assist the museum in its efforts to educate schoolchil dren throughout the region about the role Long Island has played and will continue to play in aerospace history.\n\nAbout the Air & Space Hall of Fame Sponsor\nGSE Dynamics\, Inc. is a Women-Owned Small Busin ess and full-service engineering and manufacturing company engaged in the manufacture\, assembly\, and testing of military mechanical and structural components and assemblies. GSE is a recognized member of the Defense Indu strial Base with a consistent record of best-value pricing\, delivery\, qu ality\, and technical expertise. Long Island continues to be a Regional Su pply Chain Leader in this critical industry. GSE is proud to sponsor the C radle of Aviation’s Hall of Fame in support of both the Legacy and Future of Long Island’s significant impact on our National Defense.\n\nAbout t he Class of 2026\n\nDr. Jeffrey Hoffman is a professor in Massachusett s Institute of Technology’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. He ea rned a BA in Astronomy from Amherst College\, a PhD in Astrophysics from H arvard University\, and an MSc from Rice University. A NASA astronaut (197 8–1997)\, he flew five missions\, logging over 1\,000 hours on the Space S huttle. He performed four spacewalks\, including the first contingency EVA and work on the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. He later served as NASA’s European Representative in Paris. Since 2001\, he has taught at MI T and researches space suits and human spaceflight systems\, contributing to projects like the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.\n\nIgor Sikorsky (188 9-1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fi xed-wing aircraft. He designed the first four-engine aircraft in Russia in 1914\, which was developed into a successful line of bombers during World War I. After emigrating to America in 1919\, he founded the Sikorsky Manu facturing Company in Roosevelt in 1923. Based at Long Island's Roosevelt F ield between 1924 and 1929\, Sikorsky developed several successful aircraf t designs\, including the S-29\, a twin-engine biplane airliner\, and the S-38\, a twin-engine ten-seat amphibian first purchased by Pan American Ai rways. After moving to Connecticut in 1929\, Sikorsky oversaw the developm ent of large flying boats and by 1939\, the world's first successful helic opter\, a line of which the company produces to this day.\n\nQuentin Roose velt (1897 - 1918) was the youngest son of Long Island's President Theodor e Roosevelt. He was three years old when his father became President\, and he grew up in the White House and the family home in Oyster Bay. Quentin attended Harvard University in 1915\, but he dropped out when the U.S. ent ered World War I in 1917. Having attended a reserve officer training progr am since 1915\, Quentin joined the newly formed 1st Reserve Aero Squadron at Hazelhurst (now Roosevelt) Field. In July 1918\, he became a pilot in t he 95th Aero Squadron flying Nieuport 28's in France. He had one confirmed 'kill' of a German aircraft\; however\, later in July\, he was shot down and killed in aerial combat. Barely 20 years old\, he survived just nine d ays in combat. He is the only child of a U.S. President to have died in co mbat. Today\, a shopping mall still bears his name.\n X-WR-RELCALID:e768fbdca5804f8950dff87bd0379367 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b6c91c26-d764-4879-b3fc-72988f50dbed DTSTAMP:20260514T083504Z DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to attend the 14th Annual Luncheon of the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s
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Long Island A ir & Space Hall of Fame

\npresented by GSE Dynamics\, I nc.\n\nHonoring\n\nThe Induction Class of 2026\n\nDr. Jeffrey Hoffman\n Igor Sikorsky\nQuentin Roosevelt\n\nMonday\, June 8\, 2026\, 12:00-2:0 0 PM\n\nCradle of Aviation Museum\nCharles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City\, N ew York\n\nTickets $100.00 per person or $950.00 for a table of 10\n\n

Buy Tickets Now

Or call Reservations at 516-572-4066\, Monday– Friday\, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.\n\nProceeds generated from the luncheon support the museum’s education and preservation programs.\n\nAbout the Long Is land Air & Space Hall of Fame\nEach year\, the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame honors individuals who have played a major role in advancing aeronautical and technological achievement. Your support for this exhibit and program will assist the museum in its efforts to educate schoolchildr en throughout the region about the role Long Island has played and will co ntinue to play in aerospace history.\n\nAbout the Air & Space Hall of F ame Sponsor\nGSE Dynamics\, Inc. is a Women-Owned Small Busines s and full-service engineering and manufacturing company engaged in the ma nufacture\, assembly\, and testing of military mechanical and structural c omponents and assemblies. GSE is a recognized member of the Defense Indust rial Base with a consistent record of best-value pricing\, delivery\, qual ity\, and technical expertise. Long Island continues to be a Regional Supp ly Chain Leader in this critical industry. GSE is proud to sponsor the Cra dle of Aviation’s Hall of Fame in support of both the Legacy and Future of Long Island’s significant impact on our National Defense.\n\nAbout the Class of 2026\n\nDr. Jeffrey Hoffman is a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. He earn ed a BA in Astronomy from Amherst College\, a PhD in Astrophysics from Har vard University\, and an MSc from Rice University. A NASA astronaut (1978– 1997)\, he flew five missions\, logging over 1\,000 hours on the Space Shu ttle. He performed four spacewalks\, including the first contingency EVA a nd work on the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. He later served as N ASA’s European Representative in Paris. Since 2001\, he has taught at MIT and researches space suits and human spaceflight systems\, contributing to projects like the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.\n\nIgor Sikorsky (1889- 1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixe d-wing aircraft. He designed the first four-engine aircraft in Russia in 1 914\, which was developed into a successful line of bombers during World W ar I. After emigrating to America in 1919\, he founded the Sikorsky Manufa cturing Company in Roosevelt in 1923. Based at Long Island's Roosevelt Fie ld between 1924 and 1929\, Sikorsky developed several successful aircraft designs\, including the S-29\, a twin-engine biplane airliner\, and the S- 38\, a twin-engine ten-seat amphibian first purchased by Pan American Airw ays. After moving to Connecticut in 1929\, Sikorsky oversaw the developmen t of large flying boats and by 1939\, the world's first successful helicop ter\, a line of which the company produces to this day.\n\nQuentin Rooseve lt (1897 - 1918) was the youngest son of Long Island's President Theodore Roosevelt. He was three years old when his father became President\, and h e grew up in the White House and the family home in Oyster Bay. Quentin at tended Harvard University in 1915\, but he dropped out when the U.S. enter ed World War I in 1917. Having attended a reserve officer training program since 1915\, Quentin joined the newly formed 1st Reserve Aero Squadron at Hazelhurst (now Roosevelt) Field. In July 1918\, he became a pilot in the 95th Aero Squadron flying Nieuport 28's in France. He had one confirmed ' kill' of a German aircraft\; however\, later in July\, he was shot down an d killed in aerial combat. Barely 20 years old\, he survived just nine day s in combat. He is the only child of a U.S. President to have died in comb at. Today\, a shopping mall still bears his name.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T140000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Long Island Air and Space Hall of Fame Luncheon END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR