A star-studded forum of astronauts and mission control directors will share in-depth personal experiences from NASA&rsquo\;s legendary Mercury\, Gemini and Apollo space programs with Museum guests during a rare special event\, &ldquo\;America Celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 16\,&rdquo\; at the San Diego Air &\; Space Museum in Balboa Park on Wednesday\, June 7.
\n\nTickets are on sale now for this historic evening. Limited seats are available.
\n\nConfirmed attendees as of this press release:
\n\nCharlie Duke &ndash\; Apollo 16. The youngest astronaut to walk on the moon and CAPCOM for Apollo 11 &ndash\; the historic first moon landing.
\n\nBill Anders &ndash\; Apollo 8. Along with Jim Lovell and Frank Borman\, Apollo 8 was the very first mission ever to leave earth orbit and reach the moon. Anders&rsquo\; photo &ndash\; &lsquo\;earthrise&rsquo\; &ndash\; above the lunar horizon revolutionized how we see our home planet.
\n\nWalt Cunningham &ndash\; Apollo 7. The first manned Apollo flight\, following the disastrous Apollo 1 fire. Cunningham\, Wally Schirra and Donn Eisele restored American confidence in space flight\, leading to a moon landing less than a year later.
\n\nAl Worden &ndash\; As Command Module Pilot for Apollo 15\, the first extended scientific exploration of our moon\, Worden spent six days orbiting our neighbor in space\, including three days completely alone\, the most isolated human in existence.
\n\nGerry Griffin &ndash\; Lead Flight Director for three moon landings &ndash\; Apollo 12\, 15 and 17 &ndash\; and a key figure in resolving the Apollo 13 crisis. Griffin&rsquo\;s NASA vision was always forward looking\, and he routinely consults on matters related to future deep space exploration.
\n\nGlynn Lunney &ndash\; Apollo 13 Flight Director. During the Apollo 13 crisis\, Lunney and his team faced the challenge of having to power up the lunar module\, while transferring guidance and navigation data to it from the dying command module. An employee of NASA from its creation in 1958\, and a key figure from the Mercury missions through to the Space Shuttle era\, including overseeing the first international space mission.
\n\nOther invited VIPs (awaiting response):
\n\nGene Kranz &ndash\; Apollo 13\, Lead Flight Director (key character in the Apollo 13 movie).
\n\nJoe Engle &ndash\; Apollo and Space Shuttle programs\, the last living X-15 rocket plane pilot.
\n\nTom Stafford &ndash\; Apollo 10\, Apollo-Soyuz\, Gemini 6\, Gemini 9.
\n\nDavid Scott &ndash\; Apollo 9\, Apollo 15 moonwalker\, Gemini 8.
\n\nFred Haise &ndash\; Apollo 13\, Space Shuttle Enterprise.
\n\nDick Gordon &ndash\; Apollo 12\, Gemini 11.
\n\nMichael Collins &ndash\; Apollo 11\, the historic first moon landing\, Gemini 10.
\n\nFor more information and to purchase tickets for &ldquo\;America Celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 16&rdquo\; visit http://sandiegoairandspace.org/calendar/event/america-celebrates-the-45th-anniversary-of-apollo-16.
\n LOCATION:San Diego Air & Space Museum 2001 Pan American Plaza San Diego\, CA 92101 UID:e.895.7209 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T175952Z URL:https://business.eastcountychamber.org/events/details/america-celebrates-the-45th-anniversary-of-apollo-16-7209 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR