A Fortieth Anniversary Celebration of Our First Step on Another World: NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon

Los Angeles Griffith Observatory
2800 East Observatory Road, Los Angeles 90027 (213) 473-0800
Thursday, July 16th – Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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There’ll be plenty of “grown up” lectures for parents and grandparents at this celebration, but some of the things that will appeal to all ages include:

• See a real rock brought back from the Moon.
• Hear tales of the history and plans for the future of lunar exploration from expert lecturers and Observatory staff.
• Track the “Stations of Apollo” and mark the progress of the Apollo 11 mission as it flew to the Moon forty years ago.
• Discover how Apollo astronauts trained under the stars in Griffith Observatory’s planetarium.
• Snap a picture of your friends with a costumed astronaut.
• Make your own crater on a simulated lunar surface.
• Meet engineers who built the Apollo spacecraft.
• Share your memories with friends and family.