Family Day: 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

Family Day: 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

The Education Division at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force hosts Family Days one Saturday a month. These programs are designed for children and adults of all ages and offers several hands-on opportunities for all to enjoy. Each month features a new theme such as engineering, meteorology, gravity, and space.  In July we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 - the first time humans set foot on the moon.

Family Day schedule:

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Displays, Demos and Activities

Building 3:
Virtual Reality experiences –Apollo 11 HD and Trip to the Moon

Building 4:
Space-related Demos
Artifact displays
Pop culture displays
Scale models of spacecraft
Space Trivia
Tour Guides in the Missile Gallery and Space Gallery
and Star Wars characters

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Meet an Astronaut – Col. (Ret) Mark Brown, USAF
Location: Building 4, Space Shuttle Exhibit

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.   Build and launch model rockets (FREE - while supplies last)
Build the rockets in Building 2
Launch the rockets in museum front lawn until 4:30 p.m. (weather permitting)
(only rockets built at museum are permitted to be lauched)

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturn V Rocket Launch (every hour, on the hour)
The Wright Stuff Rocketeers will conduct a demonstration launch of a 1:200 scale Saturn V Rocket (moon rocket).
Location: Front lawn (weather permitting)

11:30 a.m. Presentation: Spacesuits – The Well-Dressed Astronaut
Hear a presentation by Dr. Doug Lantry, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Historian
Location: Carney Auditorium

1 p.m. Presentation: Effects of Space on the Human Body
Hear a presentation by Maj. Daniel Catrambone, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Aerospace and Operational Physiologist
Location: Carney Auditorium

1 p.m.  Recognition Ceremony: Student Aviation Art & Writing Competition winners
Earlier this year the winners were selected for the museum’s annual Student Aviation Art and Writing Competition. The themes of these competitions related to Apollo 11. The winners will be recognized during a short ceremony.
Location: Building 4, Presidential Gallery

2 p.m.  Presentation: Apollo Missions – Little Known Facts
Hear a presentation by Don Meyer, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Volunteer
Location: Carney Auditorium

3 p.m. Presentation: How the Air Force helped put men on the moon
Hear a presentation by Kevin Rusnak, Air Force Research Laboratory, Historian
Location: Carney Auditorium

4 p.m.  Presentation: Setting the Stage – Apollo 1 through Apollo 11
Hear a presentation by Paul Wren, Project Support Team for Apollo 7 through Apollo 11
Location: Carney Auditorium

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Family Day: 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing is taking place at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, which is located at 1100 Spaatz St. in Wright-Patterson AFB. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - The world's largest and oldest military aviation museum, located in Dayton Ohio.