Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During an anniversary banquet honoring the Apollo program team, the people who made the entire lunar landing program possible, former Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan relates a humorous comment while Wally Schirra (background) gestures behind him. Cernan, who flew on Apollo 10 and 17, was the last man to walk on the moon; Schirra flew on Apollo 7. The banquet was held in the Apollo/Saturn V Center, part of the KSC Visitor Complex. This is the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and moon landing, July 16 and July 20, 1969. Other guests at the banquet were former Apollo astronauts are Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin who flew on Apollo 11, the launch of the first moon landing, and Walt Cunningham, who also flew on Apollo 7
Release Date:
07/16/1999
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_who:
Wally Schirra
facet_who:
Gene Cernan
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_what:
Apollo 10
facet_what:
Apollo 7
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
July 20, 1969
facet_when:
07-16-1999
facet_when_year:
1999
facet_when_year:
1969
Photo Number:
KSC-99PP-0877
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-99PP-0 877
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During an anniversary banquet honoring the Apollo prog…