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[b]Apollo 40th Anniversary Talk & Book Signing with Francis French[/b] Saturday, July 18, 1:00 PM Grayson Boehm Lecture Hall Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 at the [URL=http://www.rhfleet.org/site/education/weekendtalk.html#Apollo_11_Talk]Reuben H. Fleet Science Center[/URL] with author Francis French. Drawing from first-hand interviews with the spacefarers, French will describe in vivid detail just how the first lunar landing crew was chosen against the backdrop of a tense and dynamic race to the moon between two combative superpowers. Francis French is the co-author of Into That Silent Sea and In the Shadow of the Moon, which highlight the dramatic space events of 1961-1969. Both books will be available for purchase in the North Star Science Store and have been signed by co-author Colin Burgess. A book signing by French will follow the talk. Tickets for this program are free with admission, but must be obtained from the ticket counter upon entry. A ticket to the lecture also includes a free pass to return to the Fleet on Monday, July 20 to watch NASA's commemorative panel broadcast with Apollo astronauts. Members may make advance reservations by calling (619) 238-1233 x 810, but tickets must be picked up from the ticket counter 15 minutes prior to the start of the talk.
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