To the Moon and Back, an Evening with America’s Space Heroes

11 May To the Moon and Back, an Evening with America’s Space Heroes

On June 23, 2016, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is offering a rare opportunity to meet not only some of the American heroes who walked on the moon, but also the remarkable people on the ground who helped make mankind’s most extraordinary dream a reality.
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a national goal to the American people of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth within a decade.” President Kennedy’s challenge resulted in an international space race, spurring on previously unprecedented technological advances through the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs.

In all, 12 Americans would walk on the moon. The first, Neil Armstrong, took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” on July 20, 1969. Moments later Buzz Aldrin joined him on the lunar surface, successfully accomplishing President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. Six more Apollo missions flew to the moon, with Gene Cernan of Apollo 17 being the last person to ever leave footprints on the lunar surface in December of 1972, making him “The Last Man On the Moon.”

When:
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Where:
San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101

Tickets:
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