Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, July 20

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, July 20

Join us as we celebrate the landing of Apollo 11 and commemorate the first human steps on the Moon! This full-day event will feature a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages to enjoy.

Free admission for the first 25 military families in line when doors open at 10:00 a.m. on July 20!
(Up to 4 family members, with I.D.)

Activities include:

  • Breakfast with an Astronaut, Duane "Digger" Carey, separate ticket price, please see details in link below.
  • The United States Postal Service will be here for a special one-of-a-kind Apollo 11 postmark celebration and the unveiling of the new First Moon Landing stamp!
    • Presentation: 10:45 a.m.
  • Audience with an Astronaut, Duane "Digger" Carey
    • Presentations: 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
  • The United States Air Force Academy presents Engineering the Chemistry of Rockets
    • Showtimes: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
  • Building rockets
  • Play along with our Apollo virtual reality
  • Science On a Sphere® presentations
  • Drive a rover in our Lockheed Martin Mars Robotics Laboratory
  • Space face painting presented by Magic by Larry Scott
  • And so much more!

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