Apollo 11 30th Anniversary Events

Curator's Choice Online was initially developed in celebration of the Apollo 11 30th Annivesary, July 20, 1999.

Curator's Choice - informal weekly lectures at the National Air and Space Museum where Museum staff talk about air and space history and/or specific artifacts in the Museum.

 

 

 

Excerpts from Curator's Choice lectures are now available online, beginning with artifacts from the Apollo program in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Curator's Choice Online will continue to grow, so please visit again soon.

Curator's Choice Presentations:
   

NEW!
Apollo Moon Rocks
Priscilla Strain, Curator, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space discusses the types of lunar rocks & soils returned during the Apollo program and what they tell us about the Moon.

 
Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia"
Allan Needell, Curator, Department of Space History, National Air and Space Museum discusses the history and features of the Apollo 11 Command Module.
 
Apollo Lunar Module 2
Dr. Robert Craddock, Research Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum traces NASA's development of the Lunar Module and describes features of the Museum's Lunar Module 2.

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