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Dec 11, 2008 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Thursday)

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San Diego Air & Space Museum

2001 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
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Join the San Diego Air & Space Museum as they celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 8 with a forum and gala. Special guests include: Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders...
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Join the San Diego Air & Space Museum as they celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 8 with a forum and gala. Special guests include: Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders.

Apollo 8 was the first mission to take humans to the Moon and back. An important prelude to actually landing on the Moon was testing the flight trajectory and operations for getting there and back. Apollo 8 did this and achieved many other firsts including the first manned mission launched on the Saturn V, first manned launch from NASA's new Moonport, first pictures taken by humans of the Earth from deep space, and first live TV coverage of the lunar surface.

For ticket prices and more information, please visit www.sandiegoairandspace.org.
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Payment required. $150 for dinner and forum
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The Air & Space Museum covers five centuries of aviation history, demonstrating the remarkable progress of manned flight with more than 60 aircraft and space vehicles on display. Enjoy The Planetary Theater, as visitor step through the portals of space to discover Mother Earth and the solar system. The exclusive exhibit, Apollo 9 Has Landed, features the only Apollo Command Module flown in space west of the Rockies. The San Diego Air & Space Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate is also California’s official Air & Space Museum and Education Center. Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. last admission 4:00pm Contact: (619) 234-8291 http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org

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