JSC Memorial Service Neil Armstrong
NASA Announces Memorial Service For Astronaut Neil Armstrong, NASA
“NASA will honor the life and historic achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong during a memorial service at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, June 20, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11.
JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, family members and longtime associates will pay tribute to Armstrong. He was 82 when he died on Aug. 25, 2012, in Cincinnati.”
I wonder why they didn’t schedule it for July 20…
I’m hoping it’s because they all plan to be at Moon Day at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas on July 20th, celebrating the future of space exploration. Over two dozen exhibitors, classes and lectures on space topics, three inflatable planetariums, a Moon-themed art show, a Space Hacker Workshop, Lunar Sample Bags, NASA Lunar Science Institute live webcasts, Solar telescopes, robots galore, Scouting activities, and more!
http://www.flightmuseum.com…
It’s the biggest celebration of space exploration in Texas, and Moon Day uses July 20th as a focus for the future, not the past.
How do we get ourselves a Moon Day in Michigan? Dallas is kind of a long way away…
You make your own!
1) Find a local space-y/science-y venue (like a museum or even a library) that’s looking for a mid-summer bump in attendance
2) Contact your local astronomy and rocket clubs, NSS and/or Moon Society and/or Mars Society chapters, Solar System Ambassadors, AIAA, local universities with science/engineering programs, robotics club, &c. (just think STEM), and ask them to show off for a day.
3) Ask some of the local subject matter experts to give talks and presentations on a variety of space topics.
4) List the event in all of the local online event calendars you can find. Post event fliers at local businesses.
5) Make sure you have something for the kids to carry around the various materials and swag they’ll be collecting during the event.
They’re a lot of fun, and a way to show the relevance of space activities to the lives of local citizenry who might not otherwise realize just how much space there is on their local community.