Yesterday was Kids Museum Day! We saw over 1500 people flow through the museum to learn about aviation history, explore space, bounce around in bounce houses, interact with hands-on activities through our exhibitors, and so much more! Thank you to all who participated in this wonderful event ✈️🪐🚀
Aerospace Center for Excellence
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Lakeland, Florida 656 followers
Engage, educate and accelerate the next generation of aerospace professionals.
About us
The Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has emerged as a nationally recognized leader in STEM-related and aerospace education through its various learning centers, outreach programs, scholarships, and summer camps aimed at engaging, educating and accelerating the next generation of aerospace professionals. ACE is the home of the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, one of the largest aviation events in the world, the Florida Air Museum which is Florida’s official Aviation Museum and Education Center, and the Lakeland Aero Club which is the country’s largest high school flying club. ACE is the world’s leader in producing licensed teenage private pilots and delivers youth programs that engage over 50,000 students a year. For more information, www.ACEedu.aero.
- Website
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http://www.aceedu.aero
External link for Aerospace Center for Excellence
- Industry
- Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Lakeland, Florida
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
Locations
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Primary
4175 Medulla Rd
Lakeland, Florida 33811, US
Employees at Aerospace Center for Excellence
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Donald Fielden
Cyber Security Consultant, Owner, Fielden Aero LLC....US manufacturer of the Aeropup Kitplane
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Charles Gregoire
President, COO at Redbird Flight Simulations
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Melissa Goodson
Marketing Director at Aerospace Center for Excellence
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Eric Crump
Professional Innovator, Educator, and Business Maker
Updates
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Thank you to Ann McKee, Susan Highley, and Bob Highley for speaking on a panel and reflecting on the past 50 years of SUN 'n FUN! From the formation of SUN 'n FUN to the many jobs these three have had over the years, their insight into the early years was a treat to hear. Stay tuned for more information on our next Wings 'n Waffles in August 🧇
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Elise Araiza, a local Engineer, looked up different events in the central Florida area and found Wings 'n Waffles here at ACE. Elise attended the event when Dr. Aaron Judy spoke. Dr. Aaron Judy is the Chief Test Engineer for the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, FL. After the event, Elise connected with Dr. Judy on potential job opportunities. She sent in her resume to him and shortly after, she ended up touring the facility he worked at. Soon after, this led to her receiving a job at NAWCTSD as a Test Engineer. Click the link to read the full article! - https://loom.ly/g5X3bV4 If you are interested in attending the next Wings 'n Waffles, it will be held tomorrow, May 11th, from 9-10 AM. Click here for more information or to register - https://loom.ly/n0_oOwU
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Last week, our ACE team went to Little Shepards Preschool for an outreach! Students got to experience stories, stomp rockets, and a planetarium 🔭✨ We absolutely love community outreach! Read more about the different tools we bring to our outreaches at https://lnkd.in/enNG6hSP
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Thank you Aeroverse for your support of our mission!!
Aeroverse had an incredible event last week! We are so glad to have been a sponsor for the SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo and to have met so many people! For those we didn’t have the privilege of meeting please reach out to us via email or DM. We are also very excited about the Sun 'n Fun promo that we ran which gave $5 back to The Aerospace Center for Excellence for every use! #Sunnfun #events #Aeroverse Malonie Ayers #Florida #aviation #pilots #airshow Chelsea Smith Dan Millican
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Top FIVE reasons to bring your kids to the 50th SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo! With a whole area dedicated to youth coming to the Aerospace Expo, we have plenty to do! Click the link to see the reasons why you should bring your kids to the SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo April 9-14, 2024! https://lnkd.in/disuKpUU
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We are one week out from Cookies 'n Convos!! Each month a new speaker talks briefly about what they do in aviation/aerospace and why they love it. The speaker then leads a Q&A session so that young people and their parents can learn more about each career field especially how to pursue each field as a personal career option! Per the event title, there will be snacks, and the whole family can stick around to participate in hands-on activities. Content is geared for school-aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! February's speaker is Audrey Baxcajay, an Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic and works as the Director of Operations at Double M Aviation at the Lakeland Linder International Airport. Register today at https://lnkd.in/e2trevHh
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Join us on the second Saturday of February from 9:00-10:00 A.M. to enjoy breakfast and hear from Eric Washburn, Chief Pilot for Frontier Airlines and an accredited Airbus Test Pilot. Members of the Florida Air Museum receive FREE admission to this event. Non-member cost is $10.00 per person at the door, which includes a day pass to tour the Museum when the event is over, a $5 discount on regular daily admission! We look forward to seeing you at Wings 'n Waffles! Register at https://lnkd.in/eFVmsDje
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We are thrilled to announce Greg Harbaugh as the keynote speaker for the Teacher's Pre-Flight Experience at the 2024 SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo! The former astronaut of four STS missions was also the Manager of the EVA Project Office at NASA. After leaving NASA in 2001, Harbaugh started at SUN 'n FUN Fly-In, Inc. as the Vice President and Museum Director at the Florida Air Museum. After SUN 'n FUN, Harbaugh started at Sigma Chi Foundation as the President and CEO. In the present day, he is the Chairman and CEO of InnerSpace Consultants. To sign up for the Teacher's Pre-Flight Experience, where you will hear from Greg Harbaugh along with participating in many other activities, click the link - https://lnkd.in/e52D4TXF