- December 18, 2025
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JoAnn Newman, Mayor Buddy Dyer and Jerry Sullivan posed for photos before the ribbon was cut.
NCS board member Hank Okraski and Mike Merritt attended the ribbon cutting.
Dr. Peter Squire and Col. Walter Yates talked while people played in the flight lab.
Guests checked out the flight simulator before headed to the VIP reception.
Nikki and Steven Botwinik arrived to have fun.
Performers played electric violins and harps for the crowd.
Orlando Science Center board advisor Robert Finfrock and science competition volunteer Fred Curtis chatted before the exhibit opened.
Shelley Rogers and Steve "Snak" Nakagawa had a good time at the opening.
Alexis Jett from Orlando Economic Partnership and Matthew Weible checked out the food.
Anthony Mickle and Lockheed Martin electircal lead engineer Sean Nelson showed off the FORTIS, a exoskeleton suit used to handle heavy machinery.
Molly Townsend and Larry Truong met up over drinks
Tom and Kathy Herald dressed nice for the night.
UCF instructors Eileen Smith and Justin Nolan sampled some of the food offered.
Orlando Science Center sponsors and donors turned out for the official opening of the new Flight Lab exhibit on Friday, Jan. 12. The opening, held on the first day of the year Orlando Science Center tech expo Otronicon, featured a ribbon cutting attended by members of the Office of Naval Research and Mayor Buddy Dyer himself.
After testing out the flight lab's simulations, guests headed down to the first floor for the Otronicon VIP reception, where they ate food, sipped wine and mingled. A squadron of stormtroopers, Jedi and Ewoks arrived later to take photos with the crowd.
