SpaceFest 2017: The Lunar Legacy

Please join us for the 4th Annual SpaceFest. This year's theme is The Lunar Legacy. Explore the history of our manned visits to the Moon in the brand new Apollo exhibit, featuring an F-1 engine recovered from Apollo 12!

Check out Apollo, open May 20

SpaceFest 2017 Schedule

Saturday, May 20

10 AM - 2 PM
Lunar Activities (Side Gallery)

  • Family Workshops
  • Living History presentations
  • Apollo 11 Moonwalk VR Experience
  • NASA Space Grant
  • Lunar Orbiter artifacts and display
  • Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project artifacts and display
  • Our Future in Space - Imagination Station

11AM and 2 PM
Rocketdyne F-1 Engine Tip-to-Tail Talks (Challenger Learning Center Theater)
In-depth docent talks about the new Apollo F-1 Engine display with Dr. Dieter Zube (Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer)


The Lunar Legacy Programs (William Allen Theater)

12 PM - 12:30PM
The Moon at the Movies with Northwest Film Forum

A family friendly fly to the moon and beyond in this overview of all-things-lunar in cinema!
Courtney Sheehan, Northwest Film Forum

Introduction by Carla Bitter, Museum of Flight

1 PM - 2:30 PM
F1 Tech Spec Panel

All things tech will be considered in this detailed presentation of the history, acquisition, restoration and installation of the Museum's latest BIG artifact.

Dr. Roger Myers, Consultant & Space Propulsion Expert, R Myers Consulting, LLC

Charlie Lyford, F-1 Restoration

Moderator: Geoff Nunn, Museum of Flight

3 PM - 4:30 PM
Bezos Expeditions F1 Recovery Team Presentation
David Concannon, Bezos Expeditions

Moderator: Rich Lienesch, Museum of Flight

Earthrise: An Evening with Apollo 8

May 20 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Charles Simonyi Space Gallery)

Celebrate our Lunar Legacy! Please join us for a 1960s themed cocktail reception, SpaceDust IPAs, live music with the Georgetown Orbits and evening lecture discussing the new book Apollo 8 with author Jeffrey Kluger, Senior Editor of Time Magazine. The presentation will be introduced by Mark Armstrong and includes Q & A with Kluger. Book signing to follow. Tickets are $25 for Members and $35 for the general public. Please note this event is for ages 21 and over, and does not include evening access to the Apollo exhibit.

Tickets available now

Sunday, May 21

10 AM - 2 PM

Lunar Activities (Side Gallery)

  • Family Workshops & Living History
  • Apollo 11 Moonwalk VR Experiences
  • NASA Space Grant
  • Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project display
  • Our Future in Space - Imagination Station

11 AM and 2 PM
F1 Engine Tip-to-Tail Talks (Challenger Learning Center Theater)
 In-depth docent talks about the new Apollo F-1 Engine display with Dr. Dieter Zube (Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer)


The Lunar Legacy Programs (William Allen Theater)

11 AM - 12:30 PM
Practice Makes Perfect: Why Analog Missions Matter
Dr. Sheyna Gifford, HISEAS IV, Year on Simulated Mars

Mark Kerr, HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog)

John Creighton, Astronaut and Shuttle Commander

Dottie Metcalf Lindenburger, Shuttle Astronaut

Moderator: Dr. Chris Lienesch, Flight Surgeon

1 PM - 2:30 PM
Our Lunar Legacy
Dr. Walter Kiefer, Senior Staff Scientist, Lunar Planetary Institute & NASA GRAIL Mission

Introduction by Cassie Lee, Director, Vulcan Aerospace Corporation

3 PM - 4:30 PM
21st Century Space Communities

Jose Ocasio-Christian, Chief Executive Officer, Caelus Partners, LLC and invited panelists.

Introduction by Nicole Brown