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Apollo 40th Anniversary Events and Activities (3/12/09 vers. 1) It should be noted dates for events associated with the NASA Lecture Series and the NASA Future Forums are yet to be determined and will be added later. Agency-level events are in Blue. Center/Regional events are in Pink. March 26, 2009 – Ambassador of Exploration Award (Mattingly) Auburn Univ. April 3, 2009 – Ambassador of Exploration Award (Lovell) Patuxent Air Station April 22, 2009 – Earth Day activities in Washington DC and NASA Centers April 23, 2009 – Apollo 8 Reunion at LBJ Library May 2009 – Book Release event (Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts) in D.C. May 1, 2009 – Goddard Space Flight Center’s 50th Anniversary May 1-2, 2009 – Space Day at NASM May 2, 2009 – JPL Open House May 4-8, 2009 – Public Service Recognition Week in Washington DC May 10, 2009 – Apollo 10 40th Anniversary Event at Newseum in Washington DC May 20, 2009 – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch at KSC June 9, 2009 – Ambassador of Exploration Award (Scott) London Science Museum June 10, 2009 – MIT event in Cambridge, MA (Armstrong ?) June 13, 2009 – Museum of Flight Apollo Event in Seattle (Armstrong ?) June 15 -21, 2009 – Paris Air Show in Paris, France June 21, 2009 – Apollo Space Exhibit at LBJ Library (Cernan) July 10-11, 2009 – Space Camp Hall of Fame Reunion/Apollo Anniversary Commemoration at Saturn V Center in Huntsville, AL July 11, 2009 – Ares 1X Test Launch at KSC July 17-18, 2009 – National Aviation Hall of Fame event – Dayton OH July 18-19, 2009 – Dayton Air show July 18-20, 2009 – Exploration Day at Virginia Living Museum July 19 -21, 2009 – Special Exhibit at Museum of Flight in Seattle (ESMD) July 19, 2009 – Glenn Lecture at NASM (Apollo 11 crew) July 19, 2009 – Apollo Commemoration activities at Space Center Houston (films, exhibits) July 19, 2009 – Apollo 40th activities at Neil Armstrong Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio July 20, 2009 – Apollo 40th Anniversary events in Washington DC (includes evening reception at NASM, afternoon education activity at Newseum) with Apollo 11 crew and other Apollo astronauts ~July 20, 2009 – First Footprints Celebrations at NASA Field Centers July 20, 2009 – NASA Night at Houston Astros game in conjunctions with NASA exhibits at Union Station in Houston. July 20-24, 2008 – Apollo activities at Virginia Air and Space Museum July 21, 2009 – Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Apollo 11 crew in Washington DC. July 24, 2009 – KSC Apollo 40th Anniversary activities at KSC Visitor Center July 25, 2009 – USS Hornet Museum 40th Anniversary event in Alameda, CA July 27-31, 2009 – Oshkosh Air Show October 21-22, 2009 – Von Braun Memorial Symposium (Apollo 40th Anniversary theme) November 14, 2009 – Apollo 40th event at VASM for Apollo 12 anniversary in Hampton, VA .