Reaching for the Moon Opening Day Festivities
Name:
Reaching for the Moon Opening Day Festivities
Date:
July 20, 2019
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
Event Description:
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, 10 AM – 2 PM
INSIDE ACTIVITIES: Moon Hide and Seek, Build Your Own Lunar Rover, Stomp Rockets, Temperature Mapping
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES: Observe a rocket launch, Oreo Cookie Moon Phases
IN THE THEATER, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM + 4:15 PM
THE DAY WE WALKED ON THE MOON: As a Smithsonian Affiliate, Tellus has the privilege of showing The Day We Walked on the Moon, a documentary marking the 50th anniversary of man’s first steps on the lunar surface with interviews from key figures in Mission Control, contemporary astronauts, and the families of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
LECTURES
2 PM – Dr. Tim Latour, Geology of the Moon
3 PM – NASA Ambassador Chris Thompson, 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
INSIDE ACTIVITIES: Moon Hide and Seek, Build Your Own Lunar Rover, Stomp Rockets, Temperature Mapping
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES: Observe a rocket launch, Oreo Cookie Moon Phases
IN THE THEATER, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM + 4:15 PM
THE DAY WE WALKED ON THE MOON: As a Smithsonian Affiliate, Tellus has the privilege of showing The Day We Walked on the Moon, a documentary marking the 50th anniversary of man’s first steps on the lunar surface with interviews from key figures in Mission Control, contemporary astronauts, and the families of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
LECTURES
2 PM – Dr. Tim Latour, Geology of the Moon
3 PM – NASA Ambassador Chris Thompson, 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
