Aero-Space Club


Aero-Space Club of Laguna Woods Village

The purpose of The Club will be a non-profit, non-political organization devoted to the following purposes:

  • The Club is to promote sociability and fellowship between any and all Laguna Woods Village residents who have at any time directly participated in, or directly contributed to any phase, segment, or supporting element of aviation and space activities, or have an interest in same.
  • Through The Club programs, enable members to keep informed on the history, development, growth and future of aviation and space activities.
  • Encourage public interest, technological development and safety in aerospace programs and activities.
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Contact Us

Steve Parsons, Club President
Email:  aero.spaceclublwv@gmail.com

We continue to produce paper flyers describing our meetings which are posted at the Laguna Woods Village Clubhouses.  

Look for your club in the Laguna Woods Globe Newspaper.

Members, if you do not have a Membership Directory for 2024, pick up one at the check-in desk at a luncheon.

View our Aero-Space Club interview on TV6 ThisDay, August 19, 2024.

Aero-Space Club - Residents, Join The Club!

  • Please download the 2024 Membership Application and fill-in completely, even if you are just renewing your membership for 2024.
  • Find the Membership Application in the Documents section below!
  • Membership is $30 a year and a discounted $50 a year for two residents residing at the same Village address.
  • Make out your check to Aero-Space Club.
  • Please send Application and check to: Aero-Space Club, PO Box 3457, Laguna Hills, CA  92654-3457
  • Or you can bring your filled-in Member Application and check or cash to a Luncheon and give to the check-in desk person.

 

Our BOARD Meetings Occur

  • on the second Monday of the Month, at 9:00 AM, gathering at the Grevillea Room at Clubhouse 2.  
  • Drop in if you would like to volunteer to be in a board position
  • The board does not meet in July, August and December.  


Our CLUB Meetings Occur

  • on the fourth Friday of the Month, at 11:45 AM, gathering at the Sequoia Room at Clubhouse 2.  
  • The Club does not meet in July, August and December.  
  • The Club meeting is on the third Friday in November to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving.  The November meeting is also the Club's Annual meeting which includes election of club officers.  See Club Bylaws for list of officers and duties in the document section below.
  • Luncheon: $25 for club members and $30 for guests.  Make check out to Aero-Space Club.
  •  Please send check, at least 7 days before the meeting, to Aero-Space Club, PO Box 3457, Laguna Hills, CA  92654-3457


Hey Club Members, if you have a good aero-space topic you would like to present to the Club, contact the President or a Board member or  Call Doris Helwig, Chair of the Telephone Committee, at phone number (970) 593-8129  or send an email to  aero.spaceclublwv@gmail.com


AERO-SPACE CLUB - Next Luncheon Meeting

  • Luncheon meeting on Friday, October 25, 2024, gathering at 11:45 AM
  • Welcome & Announcements begin 12:10 PM followed by lunch, Speaker begins at 1:00 PM, meeting adjourns at 1:50 PM
  • Location is Clubhouse 2, Sequoia Room
  • Luncheon is awesome and catered by Martinez
  • Speaker after the luncheon is Fred Bell, Managing Director, Palm Springs Air Museum, presenting the “F-117”
  • Luncheon: $25 for club members and $30 for guests.  Make check out to Aero-Space Club.
    Please send checks, no later than seven days before the meeting, to Aero-Space Club, PO Box 3457, Laguna Hills, CA  92654-3457


Upcoming Meetings

  • October 25, 2024 - Fred Bell, Managing Director, Palm Springs Air Museum, “F-117”
  • November 15, 2024 - Annual Meeting; Lorie Clayton, “Veteran Honor Flights”
  • No meeting in December 2024
  • January 24, 2025 - Michelle Evans, "X-15 Rocket Plane"
  • February 28, 2025 - Ralph Cooper, "Rocket Propulsion and Missions"


Past Meetings

  • September 27, 2024 - Sergeant Arredondo,  "Orange County Sheriff Helicopters"
  • June 28, 2024 – Peter Yamane, "SR-71 Blackbird"
  • May 24, 2024 -  Charlene Reynolds, Airport Director of John Wayne Airport
  • April 26, 2024 -  US Space Force Representatives
  • March 22, 2024 - R.D. Miller, "A-4 Skyhawk Aircraft"
  • February 23, 2024 – Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, “Family in Aviation”
  • January 26, 2024 - Bill Simone, “The B-2”
  • November 17, 2023 - Pat Macha, “Aircraft Wrecks of LA County” 
  • October 27, 2023 – James French, “Airplanes to Mars” 
  • September 22, 2023 – Steve Carman, “Water on the Moon”
  • June 23, 2023 – Bill Simone, “B-70 Valkyries” 
  • May 26, 2023 – James French, “My flight near mishap in Colfax”  
  • April 28, 2023 – Willis King, “Midway – Day in the Life of a Naval Aviator”    
  • March 24, 2023 – R.D. Miller “Development of Navy aircraft carriers from Langley to Bush”    
  • February 14, 2023 - Bill Simone, “Save the F-107A fighter jet”

*Note: last four photos in Photo Gallery were sourced from the Aero-Space Club files at the Laguna Woods History Center.

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