TERRE HAUTE Ind. (WAWV/WTWO)– Tuesday is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and the first men walking on the moon’s surface.
Fifty years ago Tuesday, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins made history on the first successful launch to the moon. It took the men four days to get to the moon, and from there the rest is history.
Former educator for NASA Deidre Adams said she was there during the launch in 1969 and it shaped her future career.
She said since then she has had a love for space, and on the 40th anniversary of the launch she had the chance to meet all of the surviving astronauts that took part in the mission.
Adams said she got the chance to talk to Buzz Aldrin who shared humorous stories with her about his mission to the moon.
Today, Adams gets to travel across the U.S. showing moon rocks in exhibits for museums and teaching children about space.
An exhibit titled “To the Moon and Beyond” opened up on Tuesday at The Children’s Museum in Terre Haute.
