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July 5 - 11, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | Charles Walker (STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 6, 2009
Englewood, Colorado
| 7:00pm - | Dale Gardner (STS-8, STS-51A) |
Denver Space Society meeting
Englewood Public Library
July 6, 2009
Rome, Italy
| TBA - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
RomaFictionFest gala and premiere screening: "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11"
Auditorium Conciliazione
July 6, 2009
Manchester, England (United Kingdom)
| 7:30pm - | Joseph Acaba (STS-119)
Tony Antonelli (STS-119)
Lee Archambault (STS-117, STS-119)
John Phillips (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11, STS-119)
Steven Swanson (STS-117, STS-119) |
Presentation: "An Audience with the Crew of Discovery Space Shuttle - Mission 119"
Museum Of Science And Industry
July 7, 2009
Skipton, England (United Kingdom)
| TBA - | Joseph Acaba (STS-119)
Tony Antonelli (STS-119)
Lee Archambault (STS-117, STS-119)
John Phillips (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11, STS-119)
Steven Swanson (STS-117, STS-119) |
Presentation to students
Skipton Auction Mart Theatre / Craven College
July 8, 2009
Washington, DC
| 2:10pm - | Charles Bolden (STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60) |
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Nominations Hearing
Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
July 8, 2009
Speyer, Germany
| 6:00pm - | Ernst Messerschmid (STS-61A) |
Lecture: "Vom All in den Alltag"
Technik Museum Speyer
July 8, 2009
Gateshead, England (United Kingdom)
| 10:00am - | Joseph Acaba (STS-119)
Tony Antonelli (STS-119)
Lee Archambault (STS-117, STS-119)
John Phillips (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11, STS-119)
Steven Swanson (STS-117, STS-119) |
Presentation to students
Gateshead Soccer Stadium
July 9, 2009
Gateshead, England (United Kingdom)
| 10:00am - | Joseph Acaba (STS-119)
Tony Antonelli (STS-119)
Lee Archambault (STS-117, STS-119)
John Phillips (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11, STS-119)
Steven Swanson (STS-117, STS-119) |
Presentation to students
Gateshead Soccer Stadium
July 10, 2009
Huntsville, Alabama
| 12:00pm - | Robert "Hoot" Gibson (STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71) |
Space Camp Luncheon
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
July 10, 2009
Hutchinson, Kansas
| TBA - | Charles Duke (Apollo 16) |
Members-only celebration of Apollo
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
July 10, 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico
| 7:00pm - | Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17) |
Discussion and DVD signing: "The Wonder of it All"
Borders Books & Music (Montezuma)
July 10, 2009
Houston, Texas
| 7:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Discussion and book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
July 10, 2009
Houston, Texas
| 7:00pm - | Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2) |
Discussion and DVD signing: "The Wonder of it All"
Borders Books & Music (Kirby)
July 11, 2009
Costa Mesa, California
| 3:00pm - | Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7)
Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17)
Thomas Stafford (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project) |
Omega Watches and Tourbillon Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Forum
Jewel Court, South Coast Plaza
July 11, 2009
Ashland, Nebraska
| TBA - | Sy Liebergot (EECOM) |
Public presentation
Strategic Air & Space Museum
July 11, 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico
| 1:00pm - | Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17) |
Discussion and DVD signing: "The Wonder of it All"
Borders Books & Music (Wyoming Blvd.)
July 11, 2009
The Woodlands, Texas
| 2:00pm - | Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2) |
Discussion and DVD signing: "The Wonder of it All"
Borders Books & Music (Six Pines Drive)
July 11, 2009
Mannheim, Germany
| 11:30am - | Sigmund Jähn (Soyuz 31) |
"40 Jahre Mondlandung: Ein Blick zurück und in die Zukunft"
Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit
July 12 - 16, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | Jon McBride (STS-41G) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 14, 2009
Beverly Hills, California
| 8:00pm - | Scott Altman (STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)
Andrew Feustel (STS-125)
Michael Good (STS-125)
John Grunsfeld (STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125)
Gregory C. Johnson (STS-125)
Michael Massimino (STS-109, STS-125)
Megan McArthur (STS-125) |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences panel discussion: "Astronaut as Filmmaker"
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
July 15, 2009
Orlando-Sanford, Florida
| 7:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Books-A-Million (North Entrance Road)
July 16, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| 11:00am - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
Gerald Carr (Skylab 3)
Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7)
Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
Bruce McCandless (STS-41B, STS-31)
Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)
Alfred Worden (Apollo 15) |
40th Anniversary of Apollo celebration and Apollo Treasures Gallery opening
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 16, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| 3:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 16, 2009
Washington, DC
| 11:00am - | Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2) |
Book signing: "Painting Apollo", "Mission Control, This is Apollo"
National Air and Space Museum
July 17 - 18, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | Story Musgrave (STS-6, STS-51F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 17, 2009
Huntsville, Alabama
| 12:00pm - | Robert Springer (STS-29, STS-38) |
Space Camp Luncheon
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
July 17, 2009
Titusville, Florida
| 10:00am - | Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
Gerald Carr (Skylab 3)
Alfred Worden (Apollo 15) |
Space Walk of Fame Apollo Monument dedication ceremony
Space View Park
July 17, 2009
Beavercreek, Ohio
| 12:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Books & Co.
July 17, 2009
Dayton, Ohio
| 6:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Frank Borman (Gemini 7, Apollo 8)
Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17)
Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7)
Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
Joe Engle (X-15, STS-2, STS-51I)
Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
James Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13)
James McDivitt (Gemini 4, Apollo 9)
Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17)
Thomas Stafford (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project) |
National Aviation Hall of Fame President's Reception and Dinner
National Museum of the United States Air Force
July 17, 2009
Garching, Germany
| 9:00am - | Sigmund Jähn (Soyuz 31) |
Space Days presentation to students
Bürgerhaus Garching
July 18, 2009
Dayton, Ohio
| 6:00pm - | Neil Armstrong (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)
Eileen Collins (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)
Charles Precourt (STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91) |
National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner and Ceremony
Dayton Ohio Convention Center
July 18, 2009
Washington, DC
| 8:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Scott Altman (STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125) |
National Symphony Orchestra free concert: "Salute to Apollo: The Kennedy Legacy"
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
July 19 - 25, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | Gerald Carr (Skylab 3) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 19, 2009
Moffett Field, California
| TBA - | Donald Pettit (STS-113, ISS-6, STS-126) |
Moonfest 2009: From Apollo to LCROSS, and Beyond
NASA Ames Research Center
July 19, 2009
Washington, DC
| 11:00am - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2)
Michael Collins (Gemini 10, Apollo 11) |
Book signings: "Magnificent Desolation", "Painting Apollo", "Carrying the Fire"
National Air and Space Museum
July 19, 2009
Washington, DC
| 8:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Neil Armstrong (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)
Michael Collins (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)
Christopher Kraft (Flight Director) |
John H. Glenn Lecture: "40th Anniversary of Apollo 11"
National Air and Space Museum
July 20, 2009
Hampton, Virginia
| 12:45pm - | Susan Still-Kilrain (STS-83, STS-94) |
40th Anniversary of Apollo celebration
Virginia Air & Space Center
July 20, 2009
Washington, DC
| 2:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Alan Bean (Apollo 12, Skylab 2)
Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
John Grunsfeld (STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125) |
Panel discussion: "The Apollo Legacy: The Moon and Beyond"
Knight TV Studio, Level 3, Newseum
July 21, 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 7:30pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Discussion and book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Free Library of Philadelphia
July 22, 2009
Chicago, Illinois
| 7:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
James Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13) |
Adler Planetarium's Celebrating Apollo 11 presentation and book signing
Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University
July 22, 2009
Buffalo, New York
| 11:00am - | Sy Liebergot (EECOM) |
| 5:00pm - | Sy Liebergot (EECOM) |
Public presentation and book signing: "Apollo EECOM"
Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum
July 22, 2009
Garden City, New York
| 7:00pm - | Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7) |
Legends of Air & Space Speaker Series
Cradle of Aviation Museum
July 23, 2009
Los Angeles, California
| 7:30pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Los Angeles World Affairs Council dinner and book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel
July 23, 2009
Garching, Germany
| 5:00pm - | Thomas Reiter (Soyuz TM-22, STS-121, ISS 13/14)
Gerhard Thiele (STS-99)
Ulrich Walter (STS-55) |
Panel discussion: "Moon, Mars - and then what? The future of manned space flight"
Hörsaal MW 1801, Technische Universität München
July 24, 2009
Huntsville, Alabama
| 12:00pm - | Story Musgrave (STS-6, STS-51F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80) |
Space Camp Luncheon
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
July 24, 2009
Santa Barbara, California
| 7:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Book signing: "Magnificent Desolation"
Chaucer's Books
July 24, 2009
Houston, Texas
| 6:30pm - | Michael Coats (STS-41D, STS-29, STS-39) |
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Splashdown Celebration
Space Center Houston
July 25, 2009
Alameda, California
| 1:00pm - | Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) |
Splashdown 2009
USS Hornet Museum
July 25, 2009
Boca Raton, Florida
| 1:00pm - | Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14) |
Discussion and DVD signing: "The Wonder of it All"
Borders Books & Music (Glades Rd.)
July 25, 2009
Garden City, New York
| TBA - | Russell Schweickart (Apollo 9) |
Lunar Module Reunion Dinner
Cradle of Aviation Museum
July 26 - 29, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | Alfred Worden (Apollo 15) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 29, 2009
London, England (United Kingdom)
| TBA - | Sy Liebergot (EECOM) |
Public presentation
Science Museum
July 30 - 31, 2009
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
| TBA - | John Blaha (STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79, Mir-22) |
Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
July 31 - August 3, 2009
Waco, Texas
| TBA - | Charles Duke (Apollo 16) |
American Scientific Affiliation meeting
Baylor University
July 31, 2009
Huntsville, Alabama
| 12:00pm - | Robert Springer (STS-29, STS-38) |
Space Camp Luncheon
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
July 31, 2009
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
| 10:00am - | Joe Engle (X-15, STS-2, STS-51I) |
| 1:00pm - | Joe Engle (X-15, STS-2, STS-51I) |
| 8:00pm - | Eileen Collins (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114) |
| 8:30pm - | Joe Engle (X-15, STS-2, STS-51I) |
EAA AirVenture
Wittman Regional Airport
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