posted 05-26-2009 06:52 PM               

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Originally posted by Rob Joyner:
I may be thinking of something else but wasn't Aldrin once scheduled to be at KSC in July?

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posted 05-26-2009 08:54 PM               

It's tough to complain since the tickets are free, but lots of people travel from a LONG ways away for these events, and they might make different decisions if they knew they would not be in the venue.

posted 05-28-2009 07:26 AM               

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Originally posted by Lou Chinal:
I still hope to get to NASM July 19-20th. Hope to see you then!

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Would those who are attending in July be up for some sort of gathering of cS folks while in DC?

posted 05-28-2009 07:30 PM               

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Originally posted by Bob Fish:
The USS Hornet Museum will host a 40th anniversary event called SPLASHDOWN 2009. The 3-day celebration will be July 24, 25 and 26.

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posted 06-02-2009 07:01 PM               

University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) invites your family to relive that special day in July 1969 when man first set foot on the moon. Recapture the magic, the music and the memory of the moment that marked our Bay Area Houston community.

Join UHCL for Fly Me to the Moon: A Community Celebration of the First Lunar Landing on Saturday, July 18, 6 to 9 p.m., in UHCL's Alumni Plaza and Liberty Park.

Enjoy a 1969 family-style picnic, an outdoor viewing of the first lunar landing on a giant inflatable screen, star gazing with telescopes guided by astronomers, live entertainment, interactive games and activities for all ages, special NASA guests and speakers, space-related giveaways and more.

Admission is free and open to the public.

posted 06-04-2009 12:00 PM               

On edit: To streamline this thread, the following members were also notified as being on stand-by:

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posted 06-04-2009 05:18 PM               

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Originally posted by Rob Joyner:
I may be thinking of something else but wasn't Aldrin once scheduled to be at KSC in July?

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Celebration Honors the 40th Anniversary of Man's First Steps on the Moon

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Apollo/Saturn V Center (along the tour route)

Join Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, Al Worden, Edgar Mitchell and Walt Cunningham in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo and mark the opening of an all new exhibit at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. The new exhibit will showcase rarely seen treasures from the Apollo moon missions.

The Apollo artifacts in the new exhibit include a rare collection of space suits and other gear used by the Apollo moonwalkers to explore the lunar surface.

Must arrive by 10:00 a.m. to be processed through Visitor Complex security and transported via bus to the event site.

posted 06-05-2009 01:53 AM               

Apollo 40th Anniversary Talk & Book Signing with Francis French

Saturday, July 18, 1:00 PM
Grayson Boehm Lecture Hall

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center 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.

posted 06-10-2009 06:53 PM               

It is a celebration of Grumman and other aerospace workers and festivities will be all month. Details will be posted soon to their website.

posted 06-11-2009 02:18 AM               

The Right Stuff - Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Event

At the Astor Theatre, corner of Chapel St and Dandenong Rd St Kilda, on Monday, July 20th at 7:30 pm.

Epic drama of training of astronauts and the behind–the–scenes happenings at the birth of America's space programme. Adapted from Tom Wolfe's book, the story centres on test pilot Chuck Yeager. Fantastic footage of actual rocket and space vehicle testing.

posted 06-11-2009 02:36 AM               

Rolling Apollo 11 footage will feature on the Big Screen at Melbourne's Federation Square across the weekend of July 18-19, 2009. A big thanks to Spacecraft Films for their assistance.

posted 06-16-2009 02:10 PM               

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Originally posted by AJ:
*does dorky happy dance*

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They also added a signing of Mission Control, This is Apollo with Andrew Chaikin and Alan Bean. Also on 7/16.

posted 06-16-2009 05:42 PM               

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Originally posted by xlsteve:
I join you in your dorky happy dance.

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posted 06-17-2009 03:16 PM               

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Originally posted by manilajim:
Details will be posted soon to their website.

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posted 06-19-2009 03:42 PM               

NASA Headquarters (HQ), Office of Strategic Communications, plans to host the NASA 40th Anniversary of Apollo "Salute to Apollo: The Kennedy Legacy", July 18, 2009, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the National Symphony Orchestra. The Kennedy Center is renowned worldwide for its unique premiere location for distinctive special events. As the national center for the performing arts, the Kennedy Center honors the memory of President Kennedy and since President Kennedy is largely responsible for the Apollo program and human's first steps on the moon it is crucial for this particular performance to take place at the Kennedy Center. The Center has agreed to host the National Symphony Orchestra to perform a concert of works including Holst's "The Planets", popular, film and television music about space.

posted 06-20-2009 09:26 AM               

Slater Hall Citizens Committee and Blue Wall Group are hosting a 40th anniversary Apollo 11 celebration on Saturday, July 18th. All are invited.

Slater Mill workers produced spacesuit fabric for the July 1969 voyage.

Festivities will begin at 10a.m. on the grounds of Slater Hall and will include a rocket derby and moon suit pageant; a bluegrass opera; art, craft, and food vendors; and a juried art show.

Additionally, reunions are being organized for Slater-Marietta High School and Slater Mill.

We are seeking participants for the rocket derby and moon suit pageant, as well as artists to enter work in the art show, and art, craft, and food vendors. More information and links to entry applications can be accessed through our websites.

posted 06-20-2009 09:15 PM               

40 inch MoonPie®, 2:00 p.m.
Rocket Garden

On July 20, the 40th Anniversary of the famous first steps on the moon, the Visitor Complex will host one of the world's largest MoonPies. The MoonPie will be available to the public to enjoy at 2:00 p.m. in the Rocket Garden. The MoonPie is 40 inches in diameter, six inches tall and weighs in at 55 pounds - a total of six pounds of chocolate and 14 pounds of marshmallow.

posted 06-22-2009 10:33 AM               

Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Activities Take Off at the National Air and Space Museum

Millions of people across the globe watched as two men set foot on another world for the first time July 20, 1969. The National Air and Space Museum is commemorating this defining moment in space exploration with several 40th anniversary-related programs including astronaut appearances, book signings, the opening of an art exhibit and gallery talks by the museum's Space History curators. All events are free and take place in the National Mall building; they are listed in chronological order. For updates and additional events, check the museum's website.

• "Ask an Expert" Talks
  Every Wednesday in July at noon museum curators will discuss a topic related to the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Talks last 15-30 minutes and offer visitors an opportunity for give-and-take with space exploration experts. Topics include: July 1 "Apollo and the So-Called Moon-Landing Hoax" by Roger Launius (Space History Division); July 8 "Home Away from Earth: The Lunar Module" by Bob Craddock (Center for Earth and Planetary Studies); July 15 "Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia" by Allan Needell (Space History Division) and July 22 "Von Braun's Giant: The Saturn V" by Michael Neufeld (Space History Division).

• "Countdown to the Moon!" Family Day
  Thursday, July 16; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  Visitors will interact one-on-one with scientists active in Moon research and mission planning, participate in hands-on activities; learn about lunar geology and meet museum geologists who are working on potential landing sites for human and robotic exploration; see 3-D and HD images of the Moon's surface; and learn about lunar missions past, present, and future. The activities are designed for different age groups.

• Exhibit Opening: "Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist on Another World"
  Thursday, July 16; 10 a.m.
  This will be the largest exhibition of paintings by American artist and Apollo 12 astronaut, Alan Bean, approximately 40 original paintings and drawings will be featured. The show will enable viewers to experience a world 238,000 miles away through the eyes of the only artist to walk on the lunar surface. Artifacts from the museum's collection will supplement the exhibit as 3-D references to the lunar equipment depicted in the paintings. Alan Bean will be signing his new book in the gallery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Meet the Filmmaker and DVD Signing: "Alan Bean: Artist Astronaut" documentary by Jeffrey Roth
  Saturday, July 18, and Sun., July 19; 4 - 5:30 p.m.
  Jeffrey Roth will sign copies of his documentary about Alan Bean. The film explores why Bean left NASA to make his Apollo-inspired artwork, using footage shot inside Bean's workshop and photos of the Apollo-era tools he uses to add texture to his paintings.

• Meet the Author and Book Signing: "Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection" by Amanda Young and Mark Avino
  Saturday, July 18, noon - 2 p.m.
  Highlighting the pressure suits created during the years leading up to the lunar missions and beyond, this book features dramatic photos of the Smithsonian's collection, as well as never-before-published historical images of spacesuit development and testing.

• Meet the Author and Book Signing: Apollo Astronauts: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Michael Collins
  Sunday, July 19, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  "Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon" by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, "Painting Apollo" by Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean, 40th Anniversary Edition of "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys" by Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins.

• Annual John H. Glenn Lecture "40th Anniversary of Apollo 11"
  Sunday, July 19, 8 pm
  On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's first human landing on the Moon, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum welcomes the Apollo 11 crew, as well as Mission Control creator and former Johnson Space Center director Chris Kraft as the speakers for the Museum's 2009 John H. Glenn lecture in space history. Forty years ago, the United States sent the first human beings to land on the surface of the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of years of research, engineering and hard work by the crew as well as by thousands of people on the ground.

• Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children: "Moon Plane" by Peter McCarty
  Every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  "Moon Plane" is the story of a young boy who sees an airplane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the Moon. Recommended for children ages 3-7. An art activity follows the story.

Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum's National Mall building can see the Command Module, "Columbia," the Lunar Module and the "Apollo to the Moon" gallery; there are additional Apollo program artifacts -- including the Flotation Collar and Mobile Quarantine Facility -- at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

The National Air and Space Museum building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue S.W. The museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, Va., near Washington Dulles International Airport. Both facilities are open daily from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission is free, but there is a $15 fee for parking at the Udvar-Hazy Center.