Space Exploration Programs*
Jerry Woodfill
Former Apollo 13 Warning System Engineer
(Programs and presentations are
complimentary)
*Engagements only within 75 miles of the
1. The Rescue of Apollo 13 (Jerry shared the Presidential Medal of Freedom as part of the NASA rescue team).
2. The Space Race (Jerry was in Rice Stadium as a student when President John F. Kennedy delivered his historic Space Race Speech…the program includes Jerry’s five minute recreation of JFK’s talk and his involvement in the space race as the Apollo warning system engineer). The third program is a musical version of the space race program.
Click here for the rock show Handbill and Playlist of songs.
Click here for a brief video from the Rock and Roll
Safety and Health Show created to emphasize healthy safe practices at the Johnson Space Center.
Click here for the 40 minute program: Rock'n Roll
Space Race Show by Jerry Woodfill.
Click here for Jerry Woodfill's dramatic recreation of
President John F. Kennedy's Rice Stadium Space Race Speech given September 12,1962 (Jerry
was present as a student).
3. 'Rocket and Roll Space Race Show.
It includes rock’n roll songs of
the 50’s/60’s with satirical lyrics recalling
the space events of the era. Jerry sings and accompanies himself on the
guitar. An adapted version of the show
recently received an excellence award from the
4. The Voyages of Columbus and Apollo 13 was first given to the
Houston Power Squadron, a group of nautical enthusiasts with chapters
throughout the
5. Ivan and Little Star. This is a program designed for grade school children (Pre-school to grade 6). The program bases its content on the Russian spaceflight of a mannequin (Ivan Ivanovich) and a small dog (Little Star) on a one orbit flight. The flight of March 25, 1961 was a few weeks prior to Yuri Gagarin’s launch as the first man to orbit Earth (April 12, 1961). Jerry has written a folk song commemorating the flight which he performs, accompanied by his guitar. The 30 minute talk is accompanied by a power point show relating the history of the space race and the flight of Ivan and Little Star..
Comments about the SPACE RACE Program: You are the best! So inspiring. Excellent speaker. Very motivational with great information. Great! What a wonderful speaker. We should all get a video copy! One of the most enthusiastic and enjoyable speakers I have heard at a workshop. Never a dull moment! Very inspiring! Motivating! This was really good. What a great speaker! Enjoyable. Fantastic speaker. Motivational! He is awesome! Very passionate about space. I appreciate his ability to use space and his experiences… I could sit and listen to him again and again. He is so inspirational. He is so enthusiastic. He shares his love and enjoyment with all of us and inspires us to be better. What an inspiration! Great speaker. Great motivation. Fantastic! So inspiring! Wonderful slides and stories.
Jerry was
phenomenal! The students loved him, he’s incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. Students and TA’s from other classes drifted
into the doorway so they could listen as well.
I wish I could have Jerry all the time for events. (Comment from
To schedule one of these free programs for your club, organization, or church fellowship, contact Jerry at 281-474-2974 (Home) or 281-483-6331 (O)
