It’s
hard to believe that 40 years have passed since the Apollo
11 landing on the moon. Millions of people watched as
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took
man’s very first
steps upon the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
The
Virginia Air & Space Center
will celebrate this
historic event
July 12 – July 20 with these
exciting
activities!
• Receive $1
off regular exhibit dmission just by saying “ Apollo” when
purchasing tickets at the admissions desk.
• Come
face-to-face with a moon rock brought back from the Apollo
XVII mission, the Apollo XII command module, that made
the second manned trip to the moon, and the Lunar Landing
Simulator, the actual trainer
used by the first astronauts
at NASA Langley
as they learned how to land on the moon.
• Experience
Moon Bound
a live science demonstration:
daily from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Hold a piece of the moon in your hands as you explore the lunar surface.
- Try on a spacesuit and explore how astronauts live and work in space.
-Find
out how we plan to return to the moon in 2020 and the
mysteries we hope to
uncover.
•
See MAGNIFICENT
DESOLATION: WALKING ON THE MOON 3D
on
the giant IMAX screen. Click here for showtimes
• Train
for your own lunar landing with the Apollo Lunar Landing
Simulator,
a simulator that puts you in the pilot’s
seat of the lander.
• Meet
Astronaut Susan Kilrain
Monday, July 20 • Meet
& Greet: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Presentations at 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.
 Kilrain
reported to the Johnson Space Center as an Astronaut
Candidate in March 1995. Following a year of training,
she worked technical issues for the Vehicle Systems
and Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office.
She also served as spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM)
in mission control during launch and entry for
numerous missions. A veteran of two space flights,
she logged over 900 hours in space. She flew as
pilot on STS-83 (April 4 to April 8, 1997) and
STS-94 (July 1 to July 17, 1997). She most recently
was the Legislative Specialist for Shuttle for
the Office of Legislative Affairs at NASA Headquarters,
Washington D.C.. Kilrain retired from the Astronaut
Office in December 2002 and from the U.S Navy
in 2005.
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Call
757-727-0900 for more information
