David Leaphart entered the space age at the time of the Mercury astronauts by founding and leading the Lockheed Model Rocket Society. He arranged group viewings of the first Saturn V launch (Apollo 4) as well as Apollo 11 and 14 for club members. He obtained two degrees in physics and did research in planetary orbits around binary stars. He taught astronomy in graduate school and was student director of the Melton Observatory in Columbia, South Carolina. His professional career was mostly computer networking, but he did work at one point with MIT and NASA to use his physics training on aviation safety and early GPS for small airplanes. He is continuously involved in programs to educate and inspire the public on space science, its exploration, its discoveries, and its impacts to all of us. He is partnering with local organizations like libraries to engage many in discussions on astronomy, space exploration, astronautics, and NASA activities.