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The Eagle has Landed Late-Night Celebration


  • National Air and Space Museum 6th St. & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20013 (map)

On July 20, 1969, humans walked on another world for the first time. 50 years later, join the National Air and Space Museum for a free late-night celebration of the first Moon landing featuring: 

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  • Trivia, scavenger hunts, and science demonstrations

  • Astronaut costume designing

  • Talks about the Apollo program

  • Films in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater

  • “Lunar traverse” activity that traces the steps the astronauts took from the lunar module across on the Moon’s surface

  • Stargazing at the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory

  • Apollo 11-themed musical performance by electronic-duo Quindar

  • A special countdown at 10:56 pm ET to celebrate the exact time Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon.

Earlier Event: July 20
Terry McBride
Later Event: July 20
Summer Chorus Concert