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Preparations are underway at the National Museum of Air and Space in DC to mark the anniversary of this summer's first landing on the moon. The museum will host five days of special events starting July 16th.
Preparations are underway at the Smithsonian National Museum of Air and Space in Washington to mark this summer's first moon landing.
The official logo of Apollo 11. (Courtesy of NASA)
The museum will host five days of special events starting July 16, exactly 50 years after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins were propelled by a Saturn 5 rocket on the way to the moon.
The festivities will run until July 20 – when Armstrong and Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon.
Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacecraft will be on display July 16 for the first time in 13 years.
On July 19, visitors to the museum will be able to interact with museum scientists to learn more about the exploration of the moon and the moon. During one of the events, visitors will be able to "trace" Armstrong's and Aldrin's footsteps by visiting information stations that are approximately the distance traveled by astronauts.
Scientists and historians will help explain pictures and maps.
On Saturday, July 20, the museum will hold a special celebration at 10:56 pm, exactly 50 years ago, when the first steps were taken on the moon. The museum will remain open until 2 o'clock in the morning.
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