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Museum Events Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11



Apollo 11 Events:


Mobile Quarantine Facility (Apollo 11) at the Udvar-Hazy Center

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Back Home: Recovering the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Presenter: Allan A. Needell
Thursday, June 11, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Apollo 11 Armstrong and Aldrin Space Suits

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Apollo and the So-Called Moon-Landing Hoax
Presenter: Roger Launius
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Lunar Module 2 in Exploring the Moon

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Home Away from Earth: The Lunar Module
Presenter: Dr. Bob Craddock
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Lunar Exploration Vehicles - Gallery 112
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Photograph - Buzz Aldrin

Book Signing
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
Craig Nelson
Saturday, July 11, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA





Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Book Signing
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
Craig Nelson
Sunday, July 12, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Apollo 11 command module Columbia in Milestones of Flight

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Presenter: Allan A. Needell
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





First Men - Buzz Aldrin

Opening
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist On Another World
Thursday, July 16, 2009
10:00 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Moon Rock in Milestones of Flight

Family Day
Countdown to the Moon Day!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Alan Bean: Painting Apollo

Book Signing
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist On Another World
author, Alan Bean
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Tiptoeing on the Ocean of Storms

Book Signing
Andrew Chaikin and Alan Bean
Mission Control, This is Apollo
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Alan Bean Artist Astronaut by Jeffrey Roth

DVD Signing
Alan Bean Artist Astronaut
Filmmaker Jeffrey Roth will be signing his DVD, "Alan Bean Artist Astronaut"
Saturday, July 18, 2009
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Photograph - Buzz Aldrin

Book Signing
Apollo Astronauts: Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Alan Bean
Sunday, July 19, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon

Book Signing
We Came in Peace for All Mankind: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc
Tahir Rahman
Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA





Alan Bean Artist Astronaut by Jeffrey Roth

DVD Signing
Alan Bean Artist Astronaut
by Jeffrey Roth
Sunday, July 19, 2009
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Armstrong and Aldrin Space Suits

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture
40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Sunday, July 19, 2009
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Book cover: Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration

Book Signing
Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration
Roger Launius and Andrew Johnston
Monday, July 20, 2009
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Saturn V rocket model in Apollo to the Moon

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Von Braun’s Giant: The Saturn V
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free