posted 12-02-2009 05:25 PM              

Has anyone heard if NASA will provide similar coverage to that of Apollo 11 (including the "as it happened" air-to-ground audio website)?

posted 01-03-2010 03:31 PM               

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Originally posted by Jay:
In their 2010 calendar of events, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has an Apollo 13 anniversary celebration...

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posted 01-03-2010 05:07 PM               

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Originally posted by Lunar_module_5:
Has anyone heard if NASA will provide similar coverage to that of Apollo 11 (including the "as it happened" air-to-ground audio website)?

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That is something I would like to see. My father and I enjoyed sitting on the porch in the evenings listening to Apollo 11 on the laptop.

posted 01-26-2010 03:10 PM               

The idea is similar to what happened here last summer, with a reunion of the North American-Rockwell and TRW vets, telling their stories, showing their artifacts and getting together with younger up-and-coming engineers and FANS to be here and listen.

posted 01-26-2010 10:32 PM               

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Originally posted by E2M Lem Man:
Is anyone interested in coming?

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posted 02-05-2010 02:16 PM            

I'll be there, with any luck, and if the price is right would love to attend the dinner and related events. Any member here and of the Cosmosphere know any pricing details yet? I can't see anything on the site.

I think Wichita airport is the better bet, and hire a car - any advice on if that's a stupid idea?

posted 02-05-2010 05:51 PM               

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Originally posted by HelmetHair:
Any member here and of the Cosmosphere know any pricing details yet?

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• Gala dinner: $150 per non-member; $130 per member
  
• VIP (post-dinner) Reception: $150 per non-member; $130 per member

posted 02-09-2010 02:53 PM               

Save the Date -
Apollo 13 40th Anniversary Event at JSC on April 6

This April is the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13. Join us on Tuesday, April 6, as we celebrate this historic milestone with events at the Johnson Space Center.

Activities will include a storytelling event with Apollo Alumni featuring Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, an Open House in Historic Mission Control and an Apollo 13 Celebration in the evening.

posted 02-09-2010 02:54 PM              

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Originally posted by HelmetHair:
Anyone going to the Cosmosphere's Apollo 13 celebration in April?

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There was a question about airports. Wichita is 40 miles from Cosmosphere. Kansas City is 225 miles, and Dallas is 350 miles.

We live very near the Wichita airport and would be glad to host anyone or help with arrangements.

If you are not a member of Cosmosphere, consider going immediately online and joining. As noted above it will save you up to $60 on Dinner and Reception. Further, there will only be 300 tickets for dinner, and 100 for reception and members have, I believe, until Feb. 15 to order before the tickets are open to public.

posted 02-17-2010 06:35 PM               

First, there will be an American Institute of Astronautics and Astronautics event at the L.A. Marriott Hotel on April 13th, 2010. This will be limited to AIAA members, I believe.

Then on April 16 there will be a lecture at the Los Angeles Science Fair by Apollo 13 North American Rockwell (Boeing) and TRW (Northrop-Grumman) alumni, open to the public.

And April 17, here at the former Rockwell Int. Downey site a reunion of Apollo 13 engineering alumni and veterans, hosted by Aerospace Legacy Foundation. All former employees of Apollo are invited and there will be LIMITED public attendance, as we are on a working studio here. There will also be displays of people's collections.

Many things are still being decided: is it to be a luncheon? Price if it is?

To get in on all these call and get on the list: Aerospace Legacy Foundation, Kathy Blackburn, 562-922-8068.

I look forward to seeing you at our celebrations!

posted 02-22-2010 02:24 PM               

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture
40th Anniversary of Apollo 13
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater, National Mall Building
Admission: Free, Tickets Required

Forty years after Apollo 13, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes Apollo 13 mission commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, Apollo 16 command module pilot Ken Mattingly, and mission controller Gene Kranz for a panel discussion about that historic mission.

Intended to be the third human landing on the Moon, Apollo 13’s flight plan changed dramatically when an explosion aboard the service module forced them to abandon the lunar landing. The dramatic rescue plan and quick-thinking fixes to life-threatening challenges that brought the three astronauts safely back to Earth made Apollo 13 famous as a “successful failure.”

Even those too young to remember firsthand that dramatic week in April 1970 still know this history from the best-selling books written by some of its participants and the blockbuster major motion picture Apollo 13 (1995).

Come hear the real history from the men who lived it. Join these distinguished speakers for a panel discussion of Apollo 13 forty years after its successful conclusion.

The speakers will not be signing autographs at the lecture.

The lecture will take place in the IMAX Theater and will be simulcast to overflow seating in the museum. The Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, John Glenn and the evening’s speakers will visit each overflow area prior to the lecture for a brief welcome to the overflow guests.

Ticketing:

Requests for tickets will be taken by web request from Monday, March 8 – Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Up to 4 tickets can be requested. All requests received during this time will be entered into a random drawing for seats.* All requesters are eligible for theater seating, overflow seating or standby and will be notified via email of their placement by April 9, 2009.

Requesters receiving standby status will be updated via email a few days before the lecture on whether the museum expects overflow seating to be available due to cancelations.

Duplicate requests will not be honored. Tickets will not be distributed through the Museum Box Office for this event.

Beginning Monday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m., please go to our ticket reservation form to make your request.

* Due to high demand for Glenn Lecture tickets, the museum is using a drawing to provide more people the chance of attending.

posted 03-02-2010 08:52 PM               

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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Sounds like a great idea for an event Jim, and if it comes together and I can swing it, I'd definitely be interested in attending.

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It is getting better here in bits and pieces: AIAA is now preparing to show "Apollo 13" (the Howard, Hanks) movie at a local theatre in Los Angeles. There will be a space memorabilia set up and a space vendors spot with rare collectibles.

posted 03-05-2010 11:51 AM               

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Originally posted by E2M Lem Man:
Can you swing it, Robert?

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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
No word if this will include public events yet, but from the Johnson Space Center...

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Tuesday, April 6

• Storytelling Event at JSC Teague Auditorium
  10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  Join us for a special storytelling event featuring Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell, Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, Flight Director Gene Kranz, John Aaron and TIME Magazine’s Jeff Kluger will be the moderator. Learn about the innovations used to save the Apollo 13 crew and how those lessons apply to our missions today.

  This event is for badged JSC employees and contractors only.

• Historic Mission Control Open House
  2 to 4 p.m.

  Travel back in time... visit with Apollo Alumni in Historic Mission Control. Talk to the people who worked in the Apollo Program, touch historic consoles and see images of the Apollo 13 mission.

  This event is for badged JSC employees and contractors only.

  Apollo 13 Celebration at the Gilruth Center
  5 to 8 p.m.

  The days' activities will conclude with an Apollo 13 Celebration! Come out to the Gilruth Center for an evening of fun. Activities will include:

  • Food and beverages
    
  • Live music
    
  • Showing of "Apollo 13" in Alamo Ballroom
    
  • Activities for kids
  
  This event is open to the public; tickets will go on sale soon through Starport.

posted 03-08-2010 11:58 AM               

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture
40th Anniversary of Apollo 13
Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater, National Mall Building
Admission: Free, Tickets Required

posted 03-19-2010 02:43 PM               

Come Celebrate "Long Island's Finest Hour..." Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13 with Fred Haise and Joe Gavin -- Saturday, April 24th

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 launched what was to be the third mission to the moon. Two days into the mission there was an explosion in the Service Module and the phrase "Houston We Have a Problem" was heard around the world. The Grumman-built Lunar Module "Aquarius" was used as a "lifeboat" for Cmdr. Jim Lovell, LM Pilot Fred Haise and CM Pilot Jack Swigert until they could safely return to Earth.

This became the "finest hour" for Long Islanders. Hundreds of Grumman engineers worked around the clock figuring how to keep the Lunar Module functioning as the "lifeboat" until the Command Module could bring them home. Three days later, the crew was preparing to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and Houston's Mission Control was expressing the proud feeling of all Grummanites for their creation when they heard "Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you."

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is proud to host a celebration of this very special achievement on Saturday, April 24, with a special showing of the IMAX version of Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks in our IMAX Dome Theater, followed by a dinner and panel discussion with Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise, and former Grumman President Joe Gavin, who was in charge of the Apollo Program.

• Date: Saturday, April 24th
  
• Time: Special screening of IMAX film at 3:30pm
  Dinner followed by panel discussion at 6:30pm
  
• Admission: $50 per person for film, dinner and discussion
  
• RSVP: By April 20th, 516-572-4066

Special tickets for $100 includes a VIP reception with Fred Haise and Joe Gavin

Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve your seat, please call reservations at 516-572-4066.

posted 03-23-2010 07:29 PM               

For those who got tickets in the theater, a word of caution to prevent you from getting your hopes too high and then being disappointed. It is possible that, at the last minute if the National Air and Space Museum needs seats in the theater for some VIPs, sponsors, etc., you could get bumped to overflow. It is also possible that they fixed this issue, but it happened to me and a number of others at the Neil Armstrong event a couple years ago (another John Glenn lecture).

My advice would be to go to the event hopeful that your theater seats will pan out, but if they don't then be content that you were there and, likely, that you at least got to see the guys when they stop by overflow seating.

posted 03-24-2010 05:45 PM               

The event is Tuesday, April 13 and features Lovell, Fred Haise, Frank Borman, Bill Anders, Tom Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins and the flight directors of Apollo 13 (Kranz, Griffin, Lunney, Windler) among other luminaries, according to the invitation.

Tickets for the fundraiser, which includes a reception, dinner and program, are $1,000.