• An image of a white, multi-stage rocket is projected onto one side of the Washington Monument at night. Ground lights illuminating the Monument color the sky a midnight blue. The dark silhouettes of several people standing in front of the Monument are visible in the foreground.
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    A film projected onto the Washington Monument to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 in 2019 was the inspiration for an immersive multimedia display that visitors can experience inside the new exhibition.

  • An image of a white, multi-stage rocket is projected onto one side of the Washington Monument at night. Ground lights illuminating the Monument color the sky a midnight blue. The dark silhouettes of several people standing in front of the Monument are visible in the foreground.

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July 20, 2019

Photographer:

Jim Preston

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NASM2019-04375

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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