JFK Presidential Library Launches Site to Mark 40th Anniversary of the
Moon Landing
URL:   http://www.WeChooseTheMoon.org

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has launched a new
website to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing
and President Kennedy’s grand vision that made that achievement
possible. WeChooseTheMoon.org, http://www.wechoosethemoon.org, went
live at 9:32 a.m. on July 16th, 2009 – exactly 40 years to the minute
after the historic launch. The site, powered by AOL, recreates Apollo
11’s lunar mission, minute by minute, with an interactive experience
that lets visitors experience the mission as it happened, using
archival audio, video, photos and “real time” transmissions.

People interested in experiencing the virtual recreation of Apollo 11
can pre-register to receive event email reminders and get regular
“real time” updates during the four-day mission in July. Additionally,
users will be able to follow the event on Twitter and through new AOL
programming features coming at http://news.aol.com.

“This site represents a unique opportunity for viewers to ‘go back in
time’ and experience one of mankind’s most amazing achievements,” said
Tom Putnam, director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and
Museum. “From actual mission audio transmissions and archival video to
mission factoids and news reels, visitors to WeChooseTheMoon.org will
be able to track every step of the Apollo 11 mission, as it happened,
40 years later.

“We’re incredibly thankful to AOL for powering the site and promoting
it across their extensive online network, and for our 15-year agency
partner, The Martin Agency, for dreaming up this inspiring concept,”
Putnam said. “Students, historians and anyone who finds space
exploration fascinating are in for a treat at WeChooseTheMoon.org.”

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential
library administered by the National Archives and Records
Administration and supported, in part, by the Kennedy Library
Foundation, a non-profit organization. The Kennedy Presidential
Library and Museum and the Kennedy Library Foundation seek to promote,
through educational and community programs, a greater appreciation and
understanding of American politics, history, and culture, the process
of governing and the importance of public service.

Posted by Eric Ward on 6/18/09
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