Launch Pad Lecture: Preservation Moon

Presenting the lecture is the NM Museum of Space History’s new Executive Director, Karen Kincaid Brady, the first female director of the museum.

Preservation Moon offers a compelling reflection on one of humanity’s most remarkable achievements. On July 20, 1969, at 4:17 PM EDT, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history by landing at Tranquility Base. The program revisits this historic event through captivating communications from the Houston command center, along with archival images, videos, and satellite data. Moreover, Preservation Moon delves into Tranquility Base as a cultural landmark, emphasizing the importance of preserving this extraordinary site for future generations.

Where: New Horizons Dome Theater on the campus of the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo.

Admission to the lecture is free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided.

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• Next month, 11th December, 07:00 pm, Astronomy League Monthly Meeting in Alamogordo

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