Discovery Green Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Celebration July 16, 2009

Spacefest: 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Celebration
Friday, July 17 - Monday, July 20, 2009

Mark your calendars for a special celebration at Discovery Green from Friday, July 17 through Monday, July 20. The downtown park continues to host unique and memorable events for Houston families and visitors to the city and is proud to celebrate one of the most historic firsts in history.

The whole world watched as “One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind” was heard from the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. Houston, home to the astronauts, engineers, scientists and all the people who helped make this historic journey, will remember, celebrate and look forward with events at Discovery Green, Houston’s new downtown park.

NASA and Rice University have helped to coordinate this celebration of the 40th Anniversary on July 20 from 4 – 9 pm. In addition, Rice University is partnering with Discovery Green to present films and activities leading up to the anniversary from Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19.

What: Spacefest: 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Celebration

When: Friday, July 17 through Monday, July 20

Where: Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney in Downtown Houston
Jones Lawn and Andrea and Bill White Promenade

Events: Kid-friendly interactive exhibits and hands on activities
“Driven to Explore” NASA mobile exhibit
“Discovery Dome” featuring “Future Moon” honoring the Apollo astronauts

Live Music by the El Orbits and others

Films, including “Apollo 13” and “In the Shadow of the Moon”. From the archives, original footage of worldwide news coverage of the Moon landing and John F. Kennedy’s stirring speech, delivered at Rice University proclaiming America’s intent to land on the moon.

The Wish Wall – interactive exhibit for Houstonians to record memories of the Race to the Moon and hopes for the next great space adventure.

Admission: Free and Open to the public

Contact: Please visit www.discoverygreen.com for updates on the schedule of activities or
call 713-400-7336.

Discovery Green Conservancy
The Discovery Green Conservancy operates the park. It is a private, non-profit organization formed in 2004 at the behest of the City of Houston’s Mayor Bill White. The Conservancy was charged with designing and building an urban park on property across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. The $122 million park project is a unique public-private partnership between the non-profit Discovery Green Conservancy and the City of Houston.
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Official Website: http://www.discoverygreen.com