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Opening : Oct. 14, 2022; National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., Gallery 206

“Destination Moon” tells the story of lunar exploration from ancient dreams to the missions happening today. In other words, it is not just the moon race. The exhibition begins with early and pre-Sputnik imaginings of lunar flights and ends with a section on the return to the moon since the 1990s. Driven by the Cold War Space Race with the Soviet Union, the United States rose to meet President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 challenge “to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth” before the end of the decade. The gallery recounts the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs and the national mobilization required to carry them out. In sidebars, it also depicts the Soviet lunar program. In addition, the exhibition shares new and untold stories of people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds and all genders lending a hand to land a person on the moon.

Highlights include:

• Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia : Columbia was the only part of the spacecraft from the first moon-landing expedition to return to Earth. After serving as the mothership in lunar orbit, Columbia carried the crew and their precious lunar samples through the fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
• Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Spacesuit : Armstrong’s spacesuit is basically a form-fitting spacecraft. It provided air to breathe; protected him from temperature extremes, radiation and high-speed meteoritic particles; and allowed him to communicate with others. It is displayed with Armstrong’s lunar exploration visor assembly and extravehicular gloves. 
• Mercury Freedom 7 : Alan Shepard became the first American to fly into space in this capsule May 5, 1961. Unlike other Mercury capsules, it has only two small portholes. Once beyond the atmosphere, Shepard looked through a periscope, which extended from the side opposite the hatch.
• Alan Shepard’s Mercury Spacesuit : Shepard wore this spacesuit during his flight in his Mercury capsule Freedom 7. The Mercury spacesuit was a close-fitting, two-layer, full-pressure suit. Its main function was to protect the astronaut against an unplanned loss of cabin pressure.
• Saturn V F-1 Engine : The F-1 is still the most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine ever built. First developed under Air Force contract in the 1950s, the F-1 became the first-stage engine for the huge NASA rocket needed to launch astronauts to the moon. Five F-1s powered the first stage of the Saturn V.
• Apollo 11 F-1 Engine Components : These objects are actual pieces of the F-1 engines that powered the Apollo 11 astronauts to the first moon landing. The impact on the Atlantic Ocean destroyed the discarded Saturn V first stage. These pieces survived relatively intact. Bezos Expeditions recovered these objects from the ocean floor in 2013.
• Gemini VII : Frank Borman and James Lovell spent 14 days in this cramped cockpit from Dec. 4–18, 1965. The two hatches have been removed, making the cabin seem roomier than it really was. Each astronaut had only a small window in front of his face. Their mission was primarily medical. They endured experiments regarding food, waste and sleep. 
• Bonestell Mural, “Lunar Landscape” : On March 28, 1957, six months before the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the Boston Museum of Science unveiled a huge mural in the lobby of its Charles Hayden Planetarium. Bonestell portrayed the moon as everyone expected it to be with sharp peaks, jagged canyons and steep crater walls. In 1970, the museum took the mural down after pictures from the moon showed that the constant rain of meteorites and space dust rounded off lunar hills and mountains. The Smithsonian acquired the mural in 1976 and restored it for this exhibition.
• Eugene Cernan Lunar Overshoes : These overshoes were the last human-worn objects to touch the surface of the moon. Eugene Cernan wore them on his three spacewalks in December 1972. They made the last footprints on the moon when he stepped off the surface, and they retain traces of lunar dust.
• How to Get to the Moon Interactive : Through an interactive touchscreen, visitors will take on the role of a NASA engineer and decide the best method to send a person to the moon.
• Lunar Module Cockpit Audiovisual Display : Visitors can experience the moment lunar module “Eagle” landed on the moon with real Apollo 11 footage and audio displayed as if they are watching from inside the lunar module.

Sponsors : Jeff Bezos, Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin Program, Joe Clark, Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Fund (at the St. Louis Community Foundation) and the JSM Charitable Trust, Wick and Bonnie Moorman, Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons, Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson, John and Susann Norton, Neil Webber, Barry D. Friedman, Leora and Derek Kaufman, FedEx Corporation, Milann H. Siegfried, Joan and Donald Beall, Hon. Linda Hall Daschle and Hon. Tom Daschle, Jamie and Kasey McJunkin, OMEGA, Robert Procop  

“Destination Moon” Curator Bios

Michael Neufeld Michael J. Neufeld is a senior curator in the Space History Department. He was chair of the department from 2007 to 2011. Neufeld came to the museum in 1988 as the A. Verville Fellow, and held Smithsonian and National Science Foundation fellowships in 1989–90. In 1990, Neufeld became a curator in the museum’s Aeronautics Division, where he remained until early 1999, specializing in World War II history and German World War II aircraft. After transferring to the Space History Department, he took over early missile and rocket collections and Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. He has led, or contributed to, several museum exhibits, including Air Power in World War II, Apollo to the moon and the Pioneers of Flight Gallery, as well as the McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. In 2017, he received the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Award, the highest research honor given by the Institution. Born in Alberta, Canada, he received history degrees from the University of Calgary and the University of British Columbia before getting a doctorate in modern European history from The Johns Hopkins University in 1984.

Cathleen Lewis Cathleen Lewis is curator of the museum’s international space programs and spacesuits, specializing in Soviet and Russian programs. Lewis completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Russian and East European studies at Yale University, and she completed her dissertation for her doctorate in history, “The Red Stuff: A History of the Public and Material Culture of Early Human Spaceflight in the USSR, 1959–1968,” at George Washington University in 2008. Lewis curates Soviet and Russian components of “Space Race” exhibition at the museum. She also has interests in the history of astrobiology and the history of Black people in aviation and spaceflight. Between 1998–2007, she chaired the museum-wide Collections Committee. She was chief curator for the Dream to Fly gallery. Her current research is on the history of the public and popular culture of the Russian fascination with human spaceflight in the Soviet Union. She is also working on a comparative history of the development of American and Russian spacesuits.

Teasel Muir-Harmony Teasel Muir-Harmony is a historian of science and technology and curator of the Apollo Spacecraft Collection. Before coming to the Smithsonian, she earned a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and held positions at the Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics and the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. Muir-Harmony’s current research focuses on the history of space diplomacy, examining how Project Apollo shaped and mediated the United States’ role on the global stage. She serves on the Smithsonian exhibit committees for “Destination Moon” and “One World Connected,” and she is the historical advisor for a six-part television series on Project Apollo. In addition, Muir-Harmony co-organizes the Space Policy and History Forum and teaches in Georgetown University’s Science, Technology and International Affairs program.  

Allan A. Needell Allan A. Needell, curator emeritus, earned a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Cornell University and a doctorate in the history of science from Yale University. From 1978 to 1981, he served as associate historian at the Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics, where he had responsibility for a federally funded project to investigate and recommend ways of identifying and preserving documents relating to the U.S. Department of Energy’s research laboratories. Needell joined the museum in 1981 with a specialization in Apollo artifacts. From 1999 to 2002, Needell served as chairman of the Space History Division. During that period, he published Science, Cold War and the American State: Lloyd V. Berkner and the Balance of Professional Ideals (Routledge, 2000) and wrote articles on the history of physics, the origins of U.S. national laboratories and government-science relations. Needell retired in 2018 and is now a curator emeritus.

Thomas R. Watters  Thomas R. Watters is a senior scientist in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. He received his Bachelor of Science in earth science from West Chester University in 1977, his Master of Arts in geology from Bryn Mawr College in 1979 and his doctorate in geology from George Washington University in 1985. He joined the staff of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies in 1984 as a research geologist and served as chair of the center from 1989 to 1998 and 2011 to 2015. Watters is the director of the Smithsonian’s Regional Planetary Image Facility housed in the center and supported by NASA. Watters has studied tectonic landforms on all the terrestrial planets, the moon and asteroids, as well as analog structures on the Earth. Through his studies of tectonic landforms, he hopes to better understand the tectonic and thermal evolution of the solid bodies in the solar system.

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Exhibitions / Apollo: When We Went to the Moon

Apollo: When We Went to the Moon

Launch yourself behind the scenes for man’s first steps on the moon, and discover how the space race inspired generations of americans to reach for the stars..

Featuring objects and artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s archives, Apollo: When We Went to the Moon is an out-of-this-world glimpse into the cultural, technological, and political context of the moon landing and beyond.

Object & Artifact Highlights:

Apollo Command Module

Lunar Rover model Apollo 15

Lunar meteorite touchable slice

Von Braun’s drafting set

Soviet SK-1 space suit

Handcasts of Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong

Apollo suits including gloves, bubble helmets, visors, and moon boots

Saturn V model 1:10 scale

Jupiter missile nose cone

ISS model 1:100 scale

Experience Highlights:

Rocket Men lineage touchscreen

Immersive Apollo 11 launch experience

AR moonwalk

Lunar Rover photo op

Specifications

Space required:.

7,000 - 10,000 sq. ft.

Target Audience:

Adults, families with children, school groups, space enthusiasts

Minimum Ceiling Height:

15 ft. throughout; 40 ft. to stand-up rocket

Production Time:

Ten (10) working days for installation; seven (7) for deinstallation

Three (3) 53 ft. trucks and one (1) 53 ft. climate-controlled trailer with dual-driver

Exhibition provided in American English

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Fall 2024 and beyond

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Apollo: When We Went to the Moon is a traveling exhibition co-produced by U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Flying Fish.

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Don’t miss the final stop of Apollo 11’s national tour

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission met President Kennedy’s 1961 challenge of “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the earth” before the end of the decade. Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission explores and honors that great achievement using genuine flown artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission on loan from the National Air and Space Museum. Featuring the Apollo command module Columbia — the only portion of the historic spacecraft to survive the lunar journey — the exhibition explores the birth and development of the American space program and the space race in time for the 50th anniversary of humankind’s greatest scientific achievement.

Destination Moon gives guest the rare opportunity to see artifacts that made the 953,000-mile journey possible, like Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated extravehicular helmet visor and thermal-insulated gloves. The dizzying star chart that helped Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins navigate the historic journey and the rucksack and survival kit that accompanied the astronauts are also included. The star of the exhibition is the Columbia command module, on display outside the National Air and Space Museum for the first time since 1976.

“Artifacts so authentic you can almost smell the moon dust on them!"

“So crazy to stand inches away from the command module!"

Key artifacts

Command Module Columbia

Manufacturer: North American Rockwell Primary Materials: aluminum alloy, stainless steel, titanium Dimensions: 10 feet, 7 inches x 12 feet, 10 inches. 9,130 lbs. -->

The only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft to return intact to Earth. It was the three-person crew’s living quarters for most of the mission, from Cape Kennedy, to the Moon’s orbit, to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Aldrin’s Extravehicular Visor

Visor materials: gold-plated polycarbonate, UV-coated polycarbonate

The A7-L Lunar Extravehicular Visor Assembly consists of a polycarbonate shell onto which the cover, visors, hinges, eyeshades and latch are attached. It has two visors, one covered with a thermal control coating and the other with a gold optical coating. It also has two steel side sunshields, which could be raised and lowered independently. It provided impact, micrometeoroid, thermal, ultraviolet and infrared light protection.

Aldrin’s Extravehicular Gloves

Primary exterior materials: beta cloth, Chromel-R, Velcro, rubber-silicone compound

The gloves were constructed of an outer shell of Chromel-R fabric with thermal insulation to provide protection while handling extremely hot or cold objects. The blue fingertips were made of silicone rubber to provide sensitivity. The inner glove was of a rubber/neoprene compound, into which the restraint system was integrated.

Rucksack #1, Survival Kit

Each Apollo mission was equipped with two rucksacks providing equipment to allow for crew survival on Earth for up to 48 hours after landing. This is the first of the two rucksacks flown on Apollo 11. It includes three water containers, one radio beacon with spare battery, three pairs of sunglasses, six packages of desalted chemicals, one desalter kit, two survival lights, one machete and two bottles of sunscreen.

“If you’re a space nut, this exhibit is totally worth it!"

A New Moon Rises

The Moon is not the same place as when astronauts last stepped on foot on it. A New Moon Rises , a companion gallery to Destination Moon presented by the Smithsonian, features stunning large-scale photographs of the lunar surface captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Cameras (LROC) between 2009 and 2015. The highly detailed photographs reveal a celestial neighbor that is surprisingly dynamic and full of grandeur and wonder.

A New Moon Rises was created by the National Air and Space Museum and the Arizona State University, and is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

A New Moon Rises is included with admission to Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission .

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Hey Members! Do you want to see Destination Moon while avoiding the busy times during its final days? Come see Destination Moon starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 8 and 15. The exhibit will also stay open late with the last entry at 6 p.m. through February 17. Exhibition open through February 17, 2020.

Destination Moon Discounts

• AAA Members can receive $2 off Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission and $1 off Museum Admission when they present their membership card at the box office or by providing their AAA Membership number when purchasing tickets over the phone or use code: 3ADISCMOON when you purchase your tickets online.*
• Military persons, including active, retired, veterans, and family, receive $3 off Destination Moon when they present their military ID at box office.

* Must purchase Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission ticket and a Museum Admission ticket as a combo in order to redeem this discount.

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Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission Exhibition Opens April 13 with a Weekend Celebration

Major exhibition celebrates first Moon landing during its 50th anniversary, features the actual Apollo 11 space capsule

TUKWILA, Wash., April 11, 2019 —Like the deep first rumble of a rocket launch, international momentum is building for this summer’s July celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the Museum’s signature exhibition of 2019 , Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission , with its centerpiece Apollo 11 spacecraft, is poised to be a major center of attention. Destination Moon is organized by the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), and features new content developed by The Museum of Flight expressly for this location. The exhibition runs from April 13 to Sept. 2. Tickets are $10 plus Museum admission, and special pricing for Museum Members. There will also be several free community days for Destination Moon (the dates to be announced).

“The Museum is honored to work with the Smithsonian to host this historic exhibition during the fiftieth anniversary of Apollo 11’s flight,” said Matt Hayes, Museum of Flight President and CEO. “We look forward to celebrating Apollo 11 with the global community, and especially with our neighbors in the Northwest—some of whom helped get us to the Moon, and now there’s a new generation of space explorers based right here.”

The Destination Moon celebration kicks off with a 21+ preview and party, Yuri’s Night , on April 12 from 6-11 p.m. This space-themed spectacle joins art, dance, music and technology to pay tribute to humankind’s first celestial journey—Yuri Gagarin’s orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961. The Museum’s T.A. Wilson Great Gallery transforms into an intergalactic nightclub with some of the best electronic music DJs from Seattle and beyond with ASTRONOMAR taking center stage with support from Subset and Hydef. Yuri’s Night attendees are also treated to a preview of Destination Moon , and a playful 6 p.m. with space shuttle astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger.

The April 13-14 opening weekend of the exhibition will offer special lectures, free souvenirs, family programs and VR tours of the Apollo 11 command module. The exhibit also marks the opening of a reimagined design of the Museum’s indoor playground for children, now called Tranquility Base. Located next to Destination Moon , the highly interactive area includes a command module mock-up that kids can board and “radio” to friends or family stationed at a nearby mission control console. Tranquility Base is open and free to all Museum visitors.

Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission The challenge of putting the first steps on the Moon moved a nation during the 1960s, Apollo’s legacy now inspires today’s spaceflight adventurers. The exhibition takes you back with original Apollo 11-flown objects, interactives and unique artifacts from the Space Race. Only here will you experience them during Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary. And along the way, you too will feel reason to celebrate the beginning of today’s New Space Age.

In its only West Coast appearance, Destination Moon will feature special programs throughout the run of the exhibition, plus a weekend festival during the July 20 50th anniversary of the giant leap for humanity. The exhibition includes more than 20 one-of-a-kind artifacts from the Smithsonian, many flown on the historic mission, plus dozens of NASA and Russian spaceflight additions from the Museum’s renowned collection.

Highlighting the exhibition is the historic NASA Apollo 11 command module, Columbia . Visitors can see the spaceship up close like never before, and can explore its intricate interior with an interactive 3-D tour created from the Smithsonian’s high-resolution scans.

The Smithsonian’s Destination Moon exhibition is enhanced with The Museum of Flight’s own Space Race displays with rare objects like a Soviet Sputnik satellite, early cosmonaut spacesuit and long-lost remains of the rocket engines that boosted Apollo 12 and Apollo 16 to the Moon. Also unique is a gallery about the legacy of Seattle-area industry, astronauts and engineers to the space program.

The Museum is the fourth museum on a limited tour organized by the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. This Destination Moon tour marks the first time the Apollo 11 command module Columbia has left the National Air and Space Museum since the museum opened to the public in 1976. Before entering the collection, the command module traveled on a 50-state tour throughout 1970 and 1971 covering more than 26,000 miles. It then went on display in the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building before the current National Air and Space Museum was built on the National Mall.

Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission is made possible by the support of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, Joe Clark, Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation, the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, John and Susann Norton, and Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson. Transportation services for Destination Moon are provided by FedEx.

Image: Apollo 11 command module Columbia in Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission at The Museum of Flight. Ted Huetter/The Museum of Flight, Seattle.

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By: Author Alastair Reid Schanche

The Museum of the Moon Returns in all its Lunar Glory

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The Museum of the Moon returns to London this month. Here’s what you need to know.

The stunning Museum of the Moon will return to London from December 13th 2022 – 5th of February 2023, and its setting will be equally spectacular. 

In case you missed it last time, the exhibition features a giant moon in a 1:500,000 scale that recreates the true surface of the moon from 120dpi NASA imagery. 

It all sounds very fancy, but that basically means that the image is super-high resolution and that each centimetre on the model represents 5km on the real moon. The sculpture is lit internally and looks just beautiful, often suspended from the ceiling in an equally enchanting location. 

What to Expect

Although the exhibition calls itself a museum, it’s probably more like a gallery. The focus is more on the display than learning. You’re likely to find people lying on the floor gazing up at the giant structure. 

This time around, the moon will be hung in the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich , a space that’s as intricately painted ceilings are as impressive as the moon is beautiful. 

But the best part of what happens when the moon comes to town is that its chosen venue hosts a series of events with the moon as a backdrop… And this time is no different. 

The Old Royal Naval College has a good run of events coming up – kicking off with a cocktail party and finishing with a celebration of the lunar new year in late January. As well as a Christmas party with Santa in attendance, a well-being session and a dinner party that sees the Painted Hall used in one of its original capacities. 

You can find more info and book tickets here

Museum of the Moon: Practical Information

Address : Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10 9NN

Tickets : Adult £12.50, Children get in free. 

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The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions and help lead the national celebration of the first moon landing July 20, 1969. By sharing the national collection and expertise of staff, the museum will spark conversations exploring the legacy of Neil Armstrong’s first small step and contemplating the next giant leap.

Programming will begin this fall, with events honoring the early Apollo missions, and span through the anniversary of the first moon landing July 20, with celebrations at the museum and on the National Mall. Highlights will include Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit going on display in July 2019, for the first time in 13 years, following conservation funded by thousands of public donations through Kickstarter.

Information on all of the museum’s programs and events, as well as rich historical content on the Apollo program, can be found on the museum’s Apollo website .

Currently scheduled events and programming will include:

Design Unveiling of the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins—Oct. 11

Designs for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins will be unveiled at the museum Oct. 11, the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 7. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the coin is authorized to be paid to the National Air and Space Museum to support the museum’s future “Destination Moon” exhibition, scheduled to open in 2022.

Apollo Dialogues Workshop—Dec. 7

The museum and NASA will host a workshop to assess the current state of the field of space history, suggest new lenses for analysis and interpretation and consider new paths for future scholarship. The event is intended for researchers, writers, scholars and popularizers.

 The Spirit of Apollo—Dec. 11

The museum will host an event at Washington National Cathedral, celebrating Apollo 8 and the spiritual meaning of exploration and global unity in the mission’s iconic Christmas Eve broadcast. Scheduled speakers include Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 astronaut; Ellen Stofan, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the museum; and Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator. Additional speakers and further details, including free tickets for the public, will be available on the museum’s website later this year.

“Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission” Traveling Exhibition—Oct. 14, 2017–Sept. 2, 2019

The “Destination Moon” traveling exhibition, featuring the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, explores the origin and development of the American space program and the space race. The exhibition’s two-year national tour, organized in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, continues with its next stop in Pittsburgh at the Senator John Heinz History Center and will then move on to Seattle at The Museum of Flight for the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. “Destination Moon” is made possible by the support of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, Joe Clark, Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation, the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, John and Susann Norton, and Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson. Transportation services for the exhibition are provided by FedEx.

Smithsonian Channel Programming—Summer 2019

In 2019, Smithsonian Channel will look back on one of the most important leaps forward in human history. The celebration begins with Apollo’s Moon Shot (WT), a six-hour series featuring video from the National Air and Space Museum exploring the journey from America’s first manned orbit to the last man on the moon. Then, July 20, 2019, 50 years to the day, one-hour special The Day We Walked on the Moon (WT) focuses in on the moment humanity first set foot on the moon.

First Moon Landing Celebration—July 16-20, 2019

A five-day celebration to commemorate Apollo 11 and the first moon landing will take place July 16–20, 2019, at the museum and on the National Mall. Details for this event and other Apollo commemorative events happening in 2019 will be announced at a later date.

Media interested in the commemorations should follow the museum’s media Twitter feed @airandspaceCOMM for ongoing updates on Apollo activities.

The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, Virginia, near Washington Dulles International Airport. The museum building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue S.W. 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 before 4 p.m. at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

LM 2 was built for a second unmanned Earth-orbit test flight. Because the test flight of LM 1, named Apollo 5, was so successful, a second mission was deemed unnecessary. 

Lisa Young, objects conservator at the Museum, works on Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit in the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory.

Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander,  became the first man to step on the moon on July 21, 1969. He and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin planted the United States flag where they landed on the moon.

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– The iconic NASA spacecraft that flew with the first U.S. astronauts to walk on the moon will launch on a cross-country tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its historic mission. The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, which in 1969 carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon, will depart the Smithsonian for two years to visit museums in Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Seattle . It will then return to Washington, D.C., where it will become the centerpiece inside a new gallery at the National Air and Space Museum that will tell the story of human exploration of Earth's natural satellite. "We are working on a new major gallery called 'Destination Moon,' which is scheduled to open in 2020," said Michael Neufeld, historian and senior curator in the Air and Space Museum's division of space history. "The gallery will not be ready for the 50th anniversary and because of construction in the building that will be going on, we decided it would be a great chance to send Columbia out there and show it at various museums around the country."

Moon ship on the move Nine months after it returned from the moon, the Apollo 11 command module departed on a 26,000-mile (42,000-km), 50-state tour, where it was viewed by 3.25 million people between April 1970 and May 1971. Columbia was then put on display in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, before being moved in 1976 to the National Air and Space Museum.

For the next 40 years, Columbia was a featured artifact in the Air and Space Museum's main hall, until 2016, when it was moved out of "Milestones of Flight" as part of a major renovation that set the stage for the craft's future display in the "Destination Moon" gallery. Columbia is currently undergoing a six-month conservation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, the annex to the National Air and Space Museum, preparing it for the upcoming four-stop tour. "One of the reasons that we chose a small number of tour locations is because we did not want to repeatedly handle it," explained Neufeld. "It's a big artifact; it has to be a wide load on the highway. It has to be treated very carefully and handled very carefully." To ensure Columbia is safely transported, its conservators have modified an original Apollo spacecraft mounting ring such that it can be moved by forklifts without ever needing to touch the artifact. The command module attached to the ring will be loaded into a custom traveling exhibit crate.

Aldrin's gloves, Collins chronograph "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" will display the Columbia spacecraft inside a glass enclosure, alongside a collection of artifacts, informative panels and interactives. "This exhibit is specifically about Apollo 11 and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, as well as the 50th anniversaries of the several missions that led up to it in 1968 and 1969, which will also be celebrated during the tour," said Neufeld.

Visitors will be introduced to the history of the early space program, from John F. Kennedy's challenge to send a man to the moon through the Mercury and Gemini programs, to the early Apollo flights, including the fire that claimed three astronauts' lives 50 years ago. The exhibit will also set out the details of the Apollo 11 mission itself. "That will be accompanied by artifacts that we have in the tour," Neufeld said. Among the objects joining Columbia on display will be the helmet visor assembly and gloves that Aldrin wore for the moonwalk; the Omega Speedmaster chronograph worn by Collins; a star chart used by the Apollo 11 astronauts; and one of the two "rock boxes" that were used to return lunar samples from Tranquility Base. Also on display will be an injector plate from one of the five Saturn V F-1 engines that launched Apollo 11. It was found and recovered from the ocean floor by a 2013 expedition led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos and his wife are among the donors whose support has made this traveling exhibit possible.

'Destination Moon' The digital display, a version of which is already available on the Smithsonian's X 3D website, will serve as a preview an expanded interactive that will be part of the National Air and Space Museum's "Destination Moon" gallery. The permanent exhibit opening in 2020 will showcase the Columbia, as well as the Freedom 7 Mercury capsule that Alan Shepard used to become the first American in space, the Gemini 7 spacecraft, a complete F-1 rocket engine and Armstrong's spacesuit that he wore while on the moon. Beyond Bezos and FedEx, "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" received support from Joe Clark, the Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation, the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, John and Susann Norton, and Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson. All four museums on the tour are Smithsonian Affiliates, an outreach program that develops collaborative partnerships with museums, educational and cultural organizations to enrich communities with Smithsonian resources. Read more about the "Destination Moon" traveling exhibit: Museums and science centers plan for Apollo 11 exhibit .

Object List: "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission"

Command Module Columbia*

Columbia Hatch*

Star Chart*

Pencil, Mechanical, Garland 35-P*

Pen Marker*

Medical Kit*

Rucksack #1, Survival Kit*

Lunar Sample Return Container*

Aldrin's Extravehicular Visor*

Aldrin's Extravehicular Gloves*

Collins' Chronograph*

Command Module Pilot Solo Book*

Apollo Heatshield Manufacturing Model

Unablated Apollo Heatshield Sample

Ablated Apollo Heatshield Sample

Apollo 11 F-1 Injector Plate*

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Dazzling 'Museum of the Moon' Exhibit Opens Today in NYC

NEW YORK — A new touring art display featuring a gigantic, glowing model of the moon has come to New York City. 

For this weekend only (Oct. 6-8), New Yorkers can see the moon on display at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan, where "The Museum of the Moon" artwork is part of the interactive exhibition, "Museum of Artemis: Life on the Moon." This is the first time this traveling exhibit has come to the United States.

The exhibit takes readers on a tour through the world of "Artemis," a new book by Andy Weir , author of "The Martian." This science-fiction story chronicles the adventures of a young woman and criminal named Jasmin Bashara, a resident of the first and only city on the moon. 

In the exhibit, you'll see how Jasmine lived – where she slept, what she ate, and even the contraband she smuggled to the moon. You'll also hear clips from the audiobook, which is narrated by actress Rosario Dawson. Both the book and audiobook will be available Nov. 14. 

At the end of the "Artemis" exhibit, you'll find the 23-foot-tall (7 meters) moon model suspended from the ceiling. Designed by the British artist Luke Jerram, this beautiful glowing orb features real NASA imagery of the lunar surface in stunning detail. "I've always been inspired by the moon, both the science and the art," Jerram said at a moon-lighting ceremony for the press on Thursday (Oct. 5). 

Admission into the museum is free, and it will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about the exhibit, check out the Eventbrite page . You can pre-order the "Artemis" audiobook and other formats of the book on  Amazon .

Email Hanneke Weitering at [email protected] or follow her @hannekescience . Follow us @Spacedotcom , Facebook and Google+ . Original article on Space.com .

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Tom hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a unique new perspective on humankind’s past and future voyages to the moon., telling the stories of the apollo missions in intimate detail, the moonwalkers also provides an insight into the impending return of crewed surface missions by going behind-the-scenes of the artemis programme, including interviews between hanks and artemis astronauts., lightroom’s powerful projection and audio technology will transform the immense space into a vehicle for a spectacular immersive voyage to our closest celestial neighbour..

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Tom Hanks co-wrote The Moonwalkers with Christopher Riley , the double BAFTA-nominated writer-director whose work includes many of the most groundbreaking films and television programmes about space for the likes of the BBC, Netflix, and PBS.

The show tells the stories of the Apollo missions, reflecting their gripping journeys at spectacular scale. Newly filmed interviews between Hanks and astronauts of the current Artemis programme will grant an insight into the return of crewed surface missions to the moon.

Hanks himself will provide the voiceover, accompanied by a spectacular original score by Anne Nikitin whose previous work includes the Apple TV+ hit series HIJACK starring Idris Elba and the cult heist movie American Animals starring Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan.

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Original NASA footage and breath-taking images from Andy Saunders’ Apollo Remastered will transform Lightroom’s vast space into an immersive voyage to the lunar surface, brought to life by co-directors Nick Corrigan and Lysander Ashton of 59 Productions .

Over the course of the Apollo program, the twelve astronauts to set foot on the Moon captured thousands of original photographs on medium-format Hasselblad cameras. For half a century, almost every image of the Moon landings publicly available was produced from a lower-quality copy of these originals.

For Apollo Remastered Andy Saunders has, for the first time, digitally remastered images from every mission from the original film. Revealing detail that has been lost for half a century, these images offer astounding new insight and a mesmerising retrospective of humankind’s greatest adventure. In Lightroom’s vast space, these images are seen like never before – at a scale that fully immerses the viewer, transporting them to the lunar surface.

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Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Visitors read part of the traveling exhibit "Kaulana Mahina: Look Up, Look Down, Look All Around!" at 'Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Keiki see how the moon is positioned during each phase while exploring the traveling exhibit, "Kaulana Mahina: Look Up, Look Down, Look All Around!" on Tuesday at 'Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo. The exhibit engages learners of all ages to explore the mahina (moon,) connect with Hawaiian practices and utilize STEM.

Learners of all ages are invited to explore the special traveling exhibit “Kaulana Mahina: Look Up, Look Down, Look All Around!” at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center until June 9.

The exhibit utilizes games and hands-on exhibits to engage visitors to connect with Hawaiian practices, learn about STEM and explore the mahina, or moon.

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The Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture, or INPEACE, created the interactive science and cultural exhibit in collaboration with Dr. Kalei Nu‘uhiwa and other kaulana mahina practitioners.

The exhibit showcases the mahina, its relationship to environmental practices such as fishing and planting, and scientific observation through Hawaiian culture.

The exhibit opened on March 12 just in time for the Hawaii Department of Education spring break and ahead of the Merrie Monarch Festival.

“We’re thrilled to be the first location on Hawaii Island to offer this exciting and newly developed exhibit,” said Ka‘iu Kimura, executive director of ‘Imiloa. “The timing of this exhibit at ‘Imiloa is perfect for our island ‘ohana and visitors to explore the science and cultural perspectives of our kaulana mahina, our Hawaiian moon phases.”

Some features of Kaulana Mahina include a darkened enclosure with changing moon phases, a 3D model of the moon in orbit around the Earth and both in orbit around the sun, and a game that teaches the 30 moon phases through a fisherman or farmer.

INPEACE is a community-based organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Native Hawaiians through community partnerships that provide educational opportunities and promote self-sufficiency.

“Through this exhibit, we hope to encourage the integration of traditional cultural practices into our lives and to inspire the next generation,” said Alaka‘i Aglipay, project manager of INPEACE’s Kaulele Program. “We appreciate ‘Imiloa’s shared passion for learning and providing INPEACE the platform to inspire the communities on Hawaii Island to explore the intersection of Hawaiian expertise and science.”

The Kaulele program creates informal STEM learning opportunities through an indigenous Hawaiian lens that connects Western and Hawaiian science practices. For more information visit inpeace.org.

“Kaulana Mahina: Look Up, Look Down, Look All Around!” is included in ‘Imiloa’s admission fee. Visitors can learn more and view ticket prices at imiloahawaii.org.

‘Imiloa is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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C hina launched a lunar satellite designed to play a critical role in its competition with the U.S. to be the leader in exploration of the moon.

The Queqiao-2 relay satellite went into orbit aboard a Long March-8 rocket at 8:31 a.m. Beijing time from the Wenchang launch site in southern China’s Hainan province, according to the China National Space Administration. 

The 1.2-ton satellite is necessary to ensure communication for Chang’e-6, a Chinese spacecraft scheduled to travel to the far side of the moon in the first half of this year.

Because the moon’s far side never faces Earth, Chang’e-6 will need to use Queqiao-2 to relay signals to and from the planet.  

China in 2019 became the first and so far only country to land on the moon’s far side. The follow-up Chang’e-6 mission will be the first to attempt to collect samples from there and return them to Earth. 

Both China and the U.S. are working on plans to send astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade.

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The launches of Queqiao-2 and Chang’e-6 are part of a busy year for China, with a record 100 missions planned, a 40% increase from the total in 2023. 

The country’s state-owned space contractor China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. will conduct almost 70 launches, with the rest expected to be done by Chinese space startups. Premier Li Qiang identified commercial spaceflight as a major emerging industry in his report to China’s National People’s Congress in early March.

All that activity has the potential to exacerbate tensions with neighboring countries that could be in range of falling bits of rocket debris.

On Wednesday, the Philippine Space Agency confirmed the China rocket launch and said  debris was projected to have fallen  within identified drop zones near to Panay Island in the country’s south.

“Unburned debris from rockets, such as the booster and faring, are designed to be discarded as the rocket enters outer space. While not projected to fall on land features or inhabited areas, falling debris poses danger and potential risk to ships, aircraft, fishing boats, and other vessels that will pass through the drop zone,” the Philippine Space Agency said.

It added the possibility of an uncontrolled re-entry to the atmosphere of the rocket’s upper stages “cannot be ruled out at this time.”

The Philippine space agency last month issued a warning about possible hazards posed by the launch of another  Chinese rocket .

In 2022, Manila issued a diplomatic note seeking an explanation from Beijing after an incident between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea involving suspected rocket debris.

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You can watch the solar eclipse from One World Observatory in NYC: How to get tickets

A total solar eclipse will pass through parts of the United States on Monday, April 8, meaning the shadow of the moon will plunge a narrow strip of land into darkness in the middle of the day.

Some tourist destinations, such as Niagara Falls , are going big for the eclipse. The state park is offering "free and open-to-the-public programming" leading up to April 8, the park said in a news release.

Another tourist destination offering a unique place to watch the eclipse is One World Observatory . Located on top of One World Trade Center in New York City, the observatory is offering the public a chance to witness the eclipse from the "highest observation deck in all the Western Hemisphere," according to a news release.

Tickets are $94 for adults, $92 for seniors and $88 for children ages 6 to 12. Children five years old and younger can enter for free. Tickets are on sale now on One World Observatory's website .

A ticket gets you entry to the observatory, one pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses, a voucher for one complimentary beverage of your choice, a commemorative One World Observatory pint glass, a commemorative souvenir photo and 10% off at the retail shop, according to the news release.

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Before entering the U.S., the eclipse's path of totality will travel over a portion of northern Mexico. It will pass into Texas around 1:30 p.m. local time. It will then cover portions of the Midwest and East Coast and touch southeast Canada before it moves out to sea, according to  NASA .

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Any celestial object like a moon or a planet that passes between two other bodies can create  an eclipse  by obscuring the view of objects like the sun.

A total eclipse occurs when the moon appears as the same size as the sun and blocks the entire disk, leading to a period of darkness lasting several minutes. The resulting "totality," when observers can see the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere, known as the corona, confuses animals – nocturnal creatures stir and bird and insects fall silent.

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Astronomy fans can check out a unique Worm Moon this month as March's full moon rises during a penumbral lunar eclipse.

March's full moon will reach peak illumination at 1 a.m. ET on Monday, but it will appear full through Tuesday morning, according to NASA . The Old Farmer's Almanac details specific moonrise times for different ZIP codes across the United States. 

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In the Moscow region there is a small cozy town Elektrostal. Its sights for the most part have no historical value due to the fact that the city has a relatively small history. But for a visiting tourist or city dweller, they will be of interest. There is something to see, where to go to have an exciting leisure time.

Today the population of the city is 158 thousand people. Until the beginning of the 20th century there were several small workers' settlements here. After the opening of the electrometallurgical and equipment factories, the place began to be called the natural boundary of Calm. The construction of the railway made this settlement accessible, and workers and families flocked here to earn money. In 1925, the station was named Elektrostal, and the rapid increase in population allowed the village to receive the status of a city.

The founder of the city is a prominent Russian industrialist Nikolai Vtorov. It was he who opened the plant here, creating, in fact, a city-forming enterprise that is still operating. In Soviet times, it was a closed facility, and it was not easy to get to work here.

Today Elektrostal is a promising industrial city with a great future and a heroic past. It bears the proud name "City of Military and Labor Glory".

You can learn about the sights of Elektrostal with descriptions and photos here. There are places for walking, outdoor activities and cultural development.

Those who come to the city by train are met by a monument to the metallurgist. It was installed in November 2017 for the 100th anniversary of the Elektrostal plant. The attraction is made in the style of constructivism. The monument quickly won the love of the townspeople, because this city is supported by ordinary workers.

Elektrost altsy and the founding father of the plant, Nikolai Vtorov, are honored. In 2002, a monument was opened in honor of him, which became a landmark of the city of Elektrostal. The bronze sculpture is installed on the site where once stood a monument to the leader of the world proletariat, V. I. Lenin. Times change, characters change. Today, the plant, founded a century ago, is the largest in Russia. Vtorov himself, whose fortune was estimated at 60 million rubles in gold, according to Forbes magazine, was the owner of the largest capital at the beginning of the century. He was a banker, an industrialist, an entrepreneur, a man of action.

The monument was erected byinitiative of the townspeople who wished to perpetuate the monument to the great man.

One of the popular places for spending weekends and evenings among citizens and guests of the city is the Park of Culture and Leisure. Here you can ride attractions for children and adults, play slot machines, rollerblade or bike. The park is divided into two zones. Fans of unhurried walks in the fresh air make a promenade on the Quiet Alley, and those who prefer outdoor activities flock to the Entertainment Alley. The park has a summer stage, where concerts and cafes are regularly held.

Until 1999, there was no central museum among the attractions of Elektrostal in the Moscow Region. The expositions were exhibited in schools, the house of culture, in factory museums. The city was closed, so there was no large influx of tourists and visitors. The appearance of the historical and art museum made it possible for residents and guests of the city to learn a lot of useful information about their native land, the formation of the production process, and the difficult years of the war. The exposition consists of paintings by local artists, historical artifacts, household items, documents, books and much more. The collection is updated regularly. It also hosts outdoor exhibitions, which are always popular with the townspeople.

One of the main attractions of Elektrostal, the photo of which is available to almost every resident or visitor, is the Main Alley. On herpassers-by like to stroll along shady paths, townspeople rest by the fountain after a hard shift at the plant. Flower beds are the decoration of the alley. In 2006, a flower festival was held here for the first time, which has become traditional. Each enterprise of the city and private individuals give residents a real composition of fresh flowers, which pleases with bright colors all summer long. A riot of colors, aromas and a flight of fantasy reigns here. Walking through the park, you can see Snow White with a basket, a bright well, a multi-tiered cake made from fresh flowers, hearts of lovers or a fabulous house. It is almost impossible not to take a photo against the background of these compositions.

There is a cultural center in the city. It hosts performances by local creative teams and visiting stars, performances and circus performances.

In 1971, the ice palace "Crystal" was opened in the city. Almost immediately, a children's and youth hockey team was organized, which gained sports fame. This is the home sports arena for the Elektrostal hockey team. Matches of different levels are held on the ice.

There are sections for children who go in for hockey or figure skating. Citizens come here with their families to cheer for their favorite team or go ice skating.

Elektrostal is a city with a heroic past. During the war years, more than 12 thousand citizens came to the recruiting station and went to the front to defend their homeland. Almost 4 thousand of them did not return from the battle. To these heroesdedicated to the memorial complex with the inextinguishable Eternal Flame, opened in 1968

But the electricians took part in the war in Afghanistan and Chechnya. By decision of the city authorities, their memory is also immortalized in the memorial complex.

It has become a good tradition for newlyweds to lay flowers at this monument.

In 1999, a museum and exhibition complex was opened in the city, where, in addition to the exhibition hall, there are numerous circles for children, classes for young people, and a creative workshop. Various festivals, exhibitions, city holidays and other events are held within the walls and on the territory of the complex, which attract many spectators.

Listing the sights of Elektrostal, it is impossible not to mention the temples. There are several of them in the city: the church of St. John of Kronstadt, St. Andrew's Church, the hospital church of St. Panteleimon. Another new church is being built. In appearance, the temples look ancient, monumental, in the Novgorod style. But they were all built at the end of the 20th century.

Let there be no ancient artifacts among the sights of Elektrostal. But on the other hand, all of them are connected with the history of the city, with everyday work and military exploits of ordinary residents.

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