50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet
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50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA EVENT CARRIED LIVE ON NASA TV AND INTERNET
WASHINGTON -- NASA Television and www.nasa.gov will broadcast a gala
event commemorating the agency's Golden Anniversary on Wednesday,
Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. EDT.
The invitation-only celebration, organized by the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), is being held at the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center in Chantilly, Va.
The program honors NASA's 50th Anniversary and celebrates the power
of
innovation and discovery, and recognizes the agency's challenges and
achievements over the past five decades. Award-winning journalist and
WJLA-TV news anchor Leon Harris will serve as master of ceremonies.
Event participants include:
- George Muellner, AIAA president
- U.S. Sen. John Glenn, former Mercury and space shuttle astronaut
- Neil Armstrong, former Gemini and Apollo astronaut
- Michael Griffin, NASA administrator
The event also will feature a video presentation hosted by Gemini and
Apollo veteran Jim Lovell and a message from the Expedition 17 crew
aboard the International Space Station. The televised program will
end with a special performance of "Fly Me to the Moon," directed by
music impresario Quincy Jones and the Space Philharmonic, and
performed by Frank Sinatra, Jr.
NASA TV will serve as the video distributor and pool source for the
media and general public. For technical information about NASA TV
streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:
For more information about the 50th anniversary gala and the AIAA,
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For more information on NASA's Golden Anniversary, visit:
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