A Walk on the Moon

The 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Jul 16, 2019 through Oct 20, 2019

Come be a part of the world wide celebration of our nation’s space history and learn about the role New Mexico played in it.

On display will be the Mercury Space Capsule 12B, created as a backup for the mission and on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, which illustrates the series of one-manned exploration missions leading up to the Apollo 11 lunar 8-day mission and first moon landing.

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19-NMHM-2019 One of the first steps taken on the Moon, this is an image of Buzz Aldrin's boot print from the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. The Apollo 11 mission launched on July 16 on a Saturn V lau

19-NMHM- Mercury 12 Capsute

Apollo 11

Apollo 11

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