Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Celebration
Event Date:
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Event Webpage:
Event Description:
San Diego Air and Space Museum
Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Celebration
December 20, 2018
San Diego, California
Please join Bill Anders and his wife Valerie on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of this mission to celebrate the honor of the naming of the “Anders’ Earthrise” crater. Mr. Robert Craddock, Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian; is providing a brief history of lunar nomenclature beginning with the first Soviet flyby and ending with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announcement of the new named craters in the Earthrise photography.
http://sandiegoairandspace.org/calendar/event/apollo-8-50th-anniversary-celebration
Event Type:
Exhibit
Open to the General Public?:
Yes
Topic:
Apollo 50th Anniversaries
Mission:
Apollo Program
Event Location:
San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, California 92101United States