NASA Announces Apollo Anniversary Events, News Conference

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has announced a schedule
of events to commemorate the achievements of the Apollo program and the 40th
anniversary of the first lunar landing. Among the activities is a news
conference with astronauts from several Apollo missions scheduled for 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. EDT, July 20, in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in
Washington. NASA Headquarters is located at 300 E St., S.W.

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A list of events to celebrate the Apollo legacy is located at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/events.html

The STS-125 space shuttle crew, past and present astronauts, engineers, and
other NASA employees will celebrate the historic Apollo lunar exploration
missions with activities at locations around the country from July 1 to July
24. NASA Television will broadcast many of the events live or provide news
feeds on its daily Video File. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and
schedule information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Additional events may be added later. Some activities are by invitation only
and others have limited media access. Please check back periodically for
updates.

The July 20 news conference will be carried live on NASA TV and the agency's
Internet homepage. Media representatives may ask questions from participating
agency field centers. Reporters should call their local center to confirm its
participation in the event.

NASA's Apollo missions and 40th anniversary Web sites provide easy access to
various agency resources and multimedia about the program and the history of
human spaceflight, including a gallery of Apollo multimedia features. The
sites are online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/apollo40th

http://www.nasa.gov/apollo

SOURCE NASA

John Yembrick of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1100,
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov