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Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Festival

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Program Type:

History/Genealogy

Age Group:

Adult
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Program Description

Description

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing with us! We will be starting the day with a showing of the documentary Apollo 11 followed by talks on Saturn 5 rockets and orbital mechanics by Don Cooper. We will be “live” streaming the original moon landing footage and enjoying popular snacks from the summer of 1969.

11AM Doors Open

11:15AM Apollo 11 showing starts

1:00 PM “Saturn Vehicle Guidance Equations” talk by Don Cooper

2:30 PM “To the Moon & Back” talk b Don Cooper

3PM Moon landing "live" stream starts

Materials for this program are made possible by the Friends of the George Memorial Library.