Friday, November 18
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Orphans of Apollo film and discussion »

Saturday, November 19
Liftoff!

Keynote Address »

• Howard McCurdy, professor of public administration and policy at American University and an authority on space history and policy

First Stage

Getting Off the Planet »

• Michael Neufeld, National Air and Space Museum
• John Logsdon, Department of Political Science and International Affairs and Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
• Lawrence Williams, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
• Moderator: Joyce Bedi, Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian

Second Stage

Living and Working in Space »

• Matthew Hersch, University of Pennsylvania
• Amy Foster, University of Central Florida
• Pablo de Leon, Department of Space Studies and Space Suit Laboratory, University of North Dakota
• Moderator: Cathleen Lewis, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian

Third Stage

Our Human Future in Space »

• George Nield, Federal Aviation Administration
• Tom Jones, planetary scientist, former astronaut and author
• Haym Beneroya, Rutgers University
• Moderator: Eric Hintz, Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian

Touchdown!

Closing remarks »

• Margaret Weitekamp, National Air and Space Museum

Mission Control

Photos from "Moving Beyond Earth"

Program (PDF)

Family Day Programs »

Photo: Apollo 11 on the launch pad. Courtesy NASA History Office.