WASHINGTON, July 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the agency explores more of
the Moon than ever before under the Artemis campaign, NASA will
celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first astronauts landing on
the Moon through a variety of in-person, virtual, and engagement
activities nationwide between Monday, July
15, and Thursday, July 25.
Events will honor America's vision and technology that enabled
the Apollo 11 crewed lunar
landing on July 20, 1969, as
well as Apollo-era inventions and
techniques that spread into public life, many of which are still in
use today. Activities also will highlight NASA's Artemis campaign,
which includes landing the first woman, first person of color, and
first international astronaut on the Moon, inspiring great
achievements, exploration, and scientific discovery for the benefit
of all.
NASA's subject matter experts are available for a limited number
of interviews about the anniversary. To request an interview
virtually or in person, contact Jessica
Taveau in the newsroom: jessica.c.taveau@nasa.gov.
During the week of July 15, the
agency also will share the iconic bootprint image and the
significance of Apollo 11 to
NASA's mission, as well as use the #Apollo11 hashtag, across its
digital platforms online.
Additional activities from NASA include:
- Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16, NASA's Michoud Assembly
Facility in New Orleans,
Louisiana: NASA will host the rollout of the agency's
Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) core stage.
- Friday, July 19, NASA's Johnson
Space Center in Houston: In a
dedication and ribbon cutting, the center will name its building 12
the 'Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.' Vaughan was a mathematician, computer
programmer, and NASA's first Black manager.
- Sunday, July 21, NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Maryland: NASA Goddard will host a model rocket contest
conducted by the National Association of Rocketry Headquarters
Astro Modeling Section. This free contest is open to all model
rocketeers and the public.
Other activities include:
- Tuesday, July 16 through
Wednesday, July 24, Space Center
Houston: The center will host pop-up science labs, mission
briefings, special tram tours that feature the Mission Control
Center at NASA Johnson, and more.
- Friday, July 19 through
Saturday, July 20, National Cathedral
in Washington: The cathedral will
host a festival marking the 50th anniversary of its Space Window,
which contains a piece of lunar rock that was donated by NASA and
the crew of Apollo 11.
- Thursday, July 25, San Diego
Comic-Con: NASA representatives will participate in a panel
entitled 'Exploring the Moon: the Artemis Generation.' Panelists
are:
- Stan Love, NASA astronaut
- A.C. Charania, NASA chief technologist
- Dionne Hernandez-Lugo, NASA's
Gateway Program
- Jackelynne Silva-Martinez, NASA Human Health and
Performance
For more details about NASA's Apollo Program, please visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/the-apollo-program
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