St. Louis Science Center Celebrates 49th Anniversary of Apollo Moon Rise

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin place the American flag on the moon. This image was captured by the Apollo 11 data acquisition camera mounted on the lunar module Eagle

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin place the American flag on the Moon. This image was captured by the Apollo 11 data acquisition camera mounted on the Eagle lunar module

. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Science Center Celebrates the 49th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Apollo Moon Landing with a Week Full of Events

This multi-day celebration of the Apollo 11 mission features launches of rockets, scientific demonstrations, Teasers, 21+ Landing Party and the Science Center's special exhibition, "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission".

The exhibition presents the command module of Apollo 11 Columbia, as well as 20 artifacts from the historic mission Moon.

You can see the list of events listed below:

July 18th
International Space Station Day
11:20 am – 11:40 am: Local student questions and answers session with members crew aboard the International Space Station (private event). The general public has the opportunity to see the downlink to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium
12 pm: IMAX movie "Space Station" at the OMNIMAX Theater

July 19, 5 pm to 8 pm
Science at Sunset
Screening "Spaceballs" at OMNIMAX
Live Music by Brian Curran & Friends
Food and Beverages at the Fermentation Station

July 20 and 6 pm – 10 pm [19659008] The Landing Party: Party Like It's 1969
21+ event with a 1960s theme. Music, heavy drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Tickets to slsc.org