posted 04-07-2016 11:55 AM               

To the Moon and Back, an Evening with America's Space Heroes

On June 23, 2016, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is offering a rare opportunity to meet not only some of the American heroes who walked on the moon, but also the remarkable people on the ground who helped make mankind's most extraordinary dream a reality.

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a national goal to the American people of "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth within a decade." President Kennedy's challenge resulted in an international space race, spurring on previously unprecedented technological advances through the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs.

In all, 12 Americans would walk on the moon. The first, Neil Armstrong, took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" on July 20, 1969, successfully accomplishing President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. Six more Apollo missions flew to the moon, with Gene Cernan of Apollo 17 being the last person to ever leave footprints on the lunar surface in December of 1972, making him "The Last Man on the Moon."

Cernan's accomplishments, as well as those of his fellow Apollo 17 moonwalker, Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, were made possible by the hard work of teams of dedicated men and women who spent more than ten years focusing on successfully sending Americans to the Moon. On June 23, 2016, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is offering a rare opportunity to meet not only some of the American heroes who walked on the moon, but also the remarkable people on the ground who helped make mankind's most extraordinary dream a reality.

Evening Events:

• 5:30pm – Reception
  
• 6:30pm – Dinner, Program & Auction

Evening Pricing:

• Reception and Dinner (Per Seat) - $250
  
• Reception and Dinner (Per Table of 10)- $2500

posted 04-22-2016 11:15 AM               

• Buzz Aldrin - Apollo 11, Buzz and Neil Armstrong were the first to walk on the moon
  
• Gene Cernan - Apollo 17, “The Last Man On the Moon”
  
• Walt Cunningham - Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight
  
• Charlie Duke - Apollo 16, the youngest astronaut to walk on the moon
  
• Al Worden - Apollo 15, Command Module Pilot
  
• Gerry Griffin - Lead Flight Director for three moon landings - Apollo 12, 15 and 11 - and played a key role in resolving the Apollo 13 crisis.
  
• Glynn Lunney - Lead Flight Director on Apollo 13
  
• Milt Windler - Flight Director on Apollo 13