The Frontiers of Flight Museum will celebrate the 55th Anniversary of National Moon Day—the day that Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon—on Saturday, July 20.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum, located at 6911 Lemmon Avenue at Dallas Love Field. Many space exploration activities will be available for the entire family.
Part of the “Moon Day” celebration to be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on July 20, 2024. [Photo via Frontiers of Flight Museum]
The event will feature a keynote talk by Astronaut Col. Gregory H. Johnson and a book signing from Jim Keyes, author of “Education is Freedom: The Future is in Your Hands,” as well as more than 20 exhibitors, seven speakers, autograph signings, educational hands-on activities, food trucks, and music.
The museum said that for the first time, attendees of the 16th Annual Moon Day event will have an exclusive opportunity to view a unique exhibition called “Legends of Space Innovation: David Clark Company,” which will feature two rare prototype space suits and headsets designed and manufactured by the company.
Official Astronaut Portrait of STS-134 crew member Greg ‘Box’ Johnson in ACES suit. Photo Date: July 27, 2010. Location: Building 8, Room 272 – Photo Studio. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
Besides the David Clark Co. Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, the suits have not been exhibited anywhere else in the country until this weekend.
Additionally, the museum said that art and exploration will unite with the premier of a commissioned life-size painting of 10 Apollo astronauts by Polish-born Maciej Maga, who has lived in Dallas for nearly two decades.
Tickets to the 16th Annual Moon Day event are $15 for children and $20 for adults and are free for children two years of age and younger. To purchase tickets or learn more, you can go here.
More looks at Moon Day event
A “Moon Day” celebration will be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on July 20, 2024. [Photo: Frontiers of Flight Museum]
A “Moon Day” moment at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. [Photo via Frontiers of Flight Museum]
A commissioned life-size painting of 10 Apollo astronauts by Polish-born Maciej Maga. [Photo via Frontiers of Flight Museum]
An exhibit at the “Moon Day” celebration to be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on July 20, 2024. [Photo: Frontiers of Flight Museum]
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