The Oklahoma History Center Presents BACK TO THE MOON

Contact: Jason Harris
(405) 522-0785

October 15, 2009
For Immediate Release

The Oklahoma History Center presents Back to the Moon with Andy Chaikin, an award winning science journalist, on November 12, 2009. The Oklahoma History Center will open its galleries at 6:00 PM and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. Admission to the museum and program is free, but seating is limited.

Forty years after the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, Andrew Chaikin looks back at the incredible lunar adventures of Armstrong, Aldrin, and the other Apollo astronauts who made humanity’s first journeys to another world. Chaikin will share anecdotes from his extensive conversations with the moon-voyagers during his research for "A Man on the Moon."

He will also present the findings of the recent LCROSS lunar-impact mission, which attempted to discover whether deposits of ancient ice await future lunar explorers. This current NASA Mission will impact the lunar surface on October 9, 2009!

Andrew Chaikin has authored several books and articles about space exploration and astronomy for more than 25 years. He is best known as the author of A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, widely regarded as the definitive account of the moon missions.

For more information on Back to the Moon please visit our website at www.okhistorycenter.org or contact Jason Harris at 405-522-0785 or by email at jharris@okhistory.org.