posted 11-26-2019 11:06 AM               

Apollo 13 50th Anniversary Gala

Saturday, April 4, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Cosmosphere, Hutchinson, Kansas

Save the date for what will be the event of 2020 – the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13!

Slated to appear: Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise, and many of the mission control team including: Gene Kranz, Gerry Griffin, Milt Windler, Frank VanRennselaer, Jerry Bostick, Chuck Deiterich, astronaut Jack Lousma and many more! (Guests are subject to change.) It’s going to be an amazing celebration of this historic mission and the people who made it possible. We hope you all can attend. More details coming soon!

posted 01-03-2020 07:09 PM               

Apollo 13: A Mission of Survival

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13

Saturday, April 4, 2020

"Houston, we've had a problem."

These words set in motion a historic series of events. For three days, three astronauts huddled in the Aquarius Lunar Module as the Mission Control team on Earth worked to solve the problem of how to bring them home. Meanwhile, the world united in prayer and hope for the survival of three Americans 200,000 from Earth.

No other space mission before or since called on the collaboration of so many in Mission Control and beyond to solve such a critical challenge. Apollo 13: A Mission of Survival. A Mission of Teamwork. A Mission of Hope. Join us to celebrate the great Victory of Apollo 13.

Slated to appear: Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz, Gerry Griffin, Glynn Lunney, Milt Windler, John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Vance Brand, Chuck Deiterich, Ed Fendell, Spencer Gardner, Jack Lousma, Frank VanRensselaer and…Andrew Chaikin, Author; Michael Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and former NASA Administrator.*

Tickets on sale March 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CST:

• Mission Debrief Ticket:
  $32 Cosmosphere Member**
  $45 Non-Member**
  Saturday, April 4, 2020
  1:30 p.m.
  Hutchinson's Historic Fox Theatre

  Apollo 13 Panel Discussion with Apollo 13 astronauts and MOCR team members as well as Michael Griffin, former NASA Administrator and current Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. With panel moderators: Author Andrew Chaikin and Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar. Limited tickets available.

• Odyssey Package:
  $700 Cosmosphere Member**
  $800 Non-Member**
  Saturday, April 4, 2020

  Odyssey Package includes:

  • One Mission Debrief Ticket to Apollo 13 Panel Discussion at Hutchinson's Historic Fox Theatre
    
  • A Special Three-Day All Access Mission Pass to the Cosmosphere (to be used April 3-5, 2020)
    
  • Commemorative Event Badge with lanyard
    
  • Exclusive Apollo 13 gift
    
  • Pre-Gala Cocktail reception with Honored Guests in the Cosmosphere's Hall of Space Museum beginning at 5:30 pm
    
  • Once-in-a-Lifetime Photo Opp with Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise by the Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey, in the Hall of Space Museum
    
  • Gala Dinner and Q & A with the Apollo Crew and MOCR team in the Cosmosphere Lobby from 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Black tie optional)
    
  • Limited tickets available

Please no autographs or selfies with Honored Guests. Pictures of this evening's event will be available here.

*Guests are subject to change. **Tickets are non-refundable.

posted 03-12-2020 01:48 PM               

Cosmosphere Postpones Anniversary Celebrations Due to COVID-19

The Cosmosphere announced today that it will reschedule the events associated with the Apollo 13 50th Anniversary celebration planned for April 3 and 4 in light of the growing impact of COVID-19.

"We are honored that individuals from 22 states and six foreign countries purchased tickets to the Apollo 13 event," said Jim Remar, Cosmosphere CEO. "It is for the safety of them and of our Honored Guests that we have made this decision."

Information has been sent to all ticket holders and guests apprising them of the situation.

The Cosmosphere will continue to be open to visitors as it monitors the situation and best practices to provide a safe environment should that situation change; immediate action will be taken and the public will be notified.

posted 03-30-2020 04:38 PM               

Our Honored Guests are in; the Historic Fox Theatre is available and we are a GO for Saturday, November 14, 2020!

posted 07-15-2020 11:41 AM               

In March, when we rescheduled the event, Captain Lovell joked about the weekend of November 13 and said, "Maybe we will finally break the curse of 13!"

Superstitions aside, this has been an unpredictable year for all of us. Right now, the percentage of confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in our community. In November, the situation may be compounded by flu season. So, in the interest of all concerned, we made the difficult decision to cancel.