— from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library —
Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon! The Library will have a variety of programs for kids, teens, and adults throughout the month of July.
Explore rockets, Apollo missions, stargazing, and NASA in free events for all ages. We are especially excited to partner with Solar System Ambassador Amy Oliver, and Pedro Martinez with the NASA Johnson Space Center. The Universe, Galaxies, and Planets will be on display throughout the Library, including a scale model of our Solar System. visit www.orcaslibrary.org or call 360.376.4985.
July Summer of Space schedule:
- Tuesday July 9, 1 p.m.: Propulsion (Grades K-8)
- Tuesday, July 9, 6 p.m.: Apollo at 50 (Teen & Adult)
- Friday, July 12, 1 p.m.: Elephant Toothpaste (Grades K-8)
- Friday, July 1, 6 p.m.: One Small Step-moon landing (Teen & Adult)
- Saturday, July 20, 10 a.m.: Planetarium (Grades K-teen)(PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
- Saturday, July 20, 10 a.m.: Apollo 11 ~ 50th Anniversary(Streaming Videos all day-all ages)
- Friday, July 26, 11 a.m.: NASA Johnson Space Center Skype Program (Youth, Teen & Adult)
Program Descriptions:
- Propulsion
- Apollo @ 50
- Elephant Toothpaste
- One Small Step
- An in-depth look at the science and missions made possible by the Apollo moon landing. (Teen & Adult )
- Planetarium
- 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
- NASA Johnson Space Center Skype Program
Our Presenters:
- Amy Oliver Public Affairs Officer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in Arizona.
- Pedro A. Martinez Chief, Spacecraft Software Engineering & Chair, JSC Software Engineering
CO-SPONSORED BY:
- Friends of the Orcas Island Library
- Orcas Island Rental Car
- Kenmore Air
- Solar System Ambassadors
fyi: There is a really super documentary series from the BBC,
“13 Minutes to the Moon”
about the Apollo program in detail:
the first computer smaller than a room running mission critical operations with 76k [4kRAM] memory, a lunar module with a skin so thin it could have been punctured with a pen, the genius women programmers before that was a word, the personalities, the famed photo “Earthrise” that framed a decade, the benediction of Genesis from space, the Apollo 1 ‘phoenix,’ and all the pings and ancient electronic noises that call to Trekkies everywhere…..
By the end of it you will understand NASA control-speak.
The Museum of Flight has a terrific Apollo 11 exhibit until after Labor Day. If you want to see the real deal — the Apollo 11 capsule (from the National Air and Space Museum) and a lot of other really cool stuff — the trip to Seattle and down memory lane (for some of us) is worth it.
https://www.museumofflight.org/News/4842/apollo-11-spacecraft-lands-in-seattle