Apollo Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, July 18, 2009
2 p.m. - 8 p.m.

The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory is hosting an open house celebration in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing!

From 2-5 p.m. Activities include displays (including lunar meteorites), children’s activities, solar viewing, 3D Apollo images, lectures, a NASA documentary of the flight of Apollo 15, liquid nitrogen ice cream and more

Lectures and movie times
“In the Mountains of the Moon," Kuiper Room 308, 2-2:50 p.m., 3-3:50 p.m., 4-4:50 p.m.

"Where did Neil Armstrong leave his backpack?" by James V. Scotti, LPL senior research specialist, Kuiper Room 308, 6-6:50 p.m.

“40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing,” by Robert G. Strom, professor emeritus, Kuiper Room 308, 7-7:50 p.m.

Physics Factory for Kids, Kuiper Room 330, 2-5 p.m.

Audience: All