NASA launched Apollo 11 to the moon 50 years ago on July 16, 1969, and four days later – on July 20 – man set foot on the moon for the very first time.

On the anniversary of this momentous occasion, we take a moment to appreciate the courage and visionary accomplishments of the men and women who made this historic event possible! Relive memories of the first lunar landing and marvel at the evolution of technology in a relatively short period of time! What exactly did it take to accomplish this successful, history-making mission?

Join us for some exciting events we have planned this month!

Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Apollo Mission: To the Moon & Back

We’ll also be showing some space-themed movies and documentaries!

• July 20, 2019, 11:15 am – George Memorial Library, Richmond
Apollo 11, rated G (2019 documentary)

 • July 20, 2019, 2:00 pm – Missouri City Branch Library
Apollo 11, rated G (2019 documentary)

 • July 26, 2019, 1:30 pm – Cinco Ranch Branch Library
First Man, rated PG-13

 • July 26, 2019, 1:30 pm – Sugar Land Branch Library
First Man, rated PG-13

 • July 26, 2019, 2:00 pm – Mission Bend Branch Library
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2, rated PG-13

These films (and many others) are also available for checkout, so you can watch them at home at your leisure! Some others you might enjoy include…

Gravity
Interstellar
The Martian
The Right Stuff
Hidden Figures
First Man on the Moon
The Last Man on the Moon
In the Shadow of the Moon
2001 A Space Odyssey
Star Trek
Star Wars
 

If you’d like to step outside to feast upon the beauty of the night sky and contemplate the magnitude of the universe, get some star-gazing tips from these books on astronomy. Don’t forget – the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s George Observatory is located right here in Fort Bend County, at Brazos Bend State Park!

For your reading pleasure….

NPR recently posted an article on some books they found noteworthy for the occasion.
“As The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Nears, New Books Highlight The Mission's Legacy”
 

You may also find some of these selections fascinating…

America in Space: NASA’s First Fifty Years
Suddenly Tomorrow Came: A History of the Johnson Space Center
Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA
Taking Science to the Moon: Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program
Above & Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow
Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Astronaut Wives Club
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin