Newseum to Host Apollo Anniversary Astronaut Event

WHAT: To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the
Newseum will host a program on the past, present and future of space
exploration on Monday, July 20. Veteran journalist Nick Clooney will moderate
a panel discussion featuring astronauts from three Apollo missions, a space
shuttle astronaut and the deputy director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center.

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The discussion -- "The Apollo Legacy: The Moon and Beyond" -- will air on NASA
TV and will be simulcast to science centers across the United States, where
people can ask questions of the panel. Several other astronauts and their
families are expected to participate in the day's activities.

WHO: Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11
Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 12
Charles M. Duke, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 16
John Grunsfeld, mission specialist, STS-125 Atlantis. Grunsfeld was the lead
spacewalker during the recent Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
Laurie Leshin, Ph.D., deputy director for Science and Technology, Goddard
Space Flight Center
Nick Clooney, moderator

WHEN: Monday, July 20, 2 p.m.

WHERE: Newseum
Knight TV Studio
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.

WHERE ELSE: The Newseum program will be simulcast to the American Museum of
Natural History in New York, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago,
the St. Louis Science Center, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the
California Academy of Science in San Francisco, and the Museum of Science in
Boston.

BACKGROUND: The event is open to the public and admission to the program is
included in Newseum admission. Please note that seating is limited and will be
made available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional
seating will be available in several overflow locations throughout the
Newseum.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Media wishing to reserve a space in the Knight TV Studio to
cover this event must contact either Tina Tate (202-292-6313,
ttate@newseum.org) or Jonathan Thompson (202-292-6353, jothompson@newseum.org)
in advance.

CONTACT: Tina Tate of the Newseum, +1-202-292-6313

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 29/

SOURCE Newseum