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Apollo astronaut to land in Hutchinson for movie screeningThe Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will hold a screening for the new space-themed documentary "The Wonder of it All" at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 in the Carey IMAX Dome Theater.
Jeffrey Roth, the movie’s producer and director, will be at the Cosmosphere to introduce the movie before each screening and to answer questions after each screening.
The Cosmosphere will also host a presentation with Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham from 7 – 8 p.m. the day of the event. Cunningham will also sign copies of his book “The All-American Boys” from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and from 8 – 9 p.m. in the Cosmosphere lobby.
This event will mark Cunningham’s first trip to the Cosmosphere and one of the movie’s first showings.
“The Wonder of it All” outlines the lives of all 12 moonwalkers from childhood to present – seven of the astronauts appear in interviews during the documentary. The film includes anecdotes never before mentioned by those interviewed.
Cunningham, a member of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA, was the Lunar Module pilot on the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7, an 11-day Earth-orbit flight in October 1968.
Cunningham’s speech and book signing are open to the public. Tickets to the movie screening are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors age 60 and above and children age 12 and below.
For a $50 donation to the Cosmosphere, the donor will receive a “The Wonder of it All” movie poster signed by Cunningham and Roth and a ticket to the movie screening.
For the book signing, unsigned copies of the audio version of “The All-American Boys” are available in the Cosmosphere’s Cargo Bay Gift Store.
To accommodate the event, the Cosmosphere will close all other building activities at 5 p.m.
To purchase tickets or to learn more about the event, call 800-397-0330, ext. 347. More information is also available at cosmo.org.
posted 01-09-2008 10:59 PM
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