events 2009

Neil Armstrong stepped as the first man on the Moon

Multimedia Program „Apollo 11: Once Upon a Time on the Moon“

When: Thursday, July 16, from 5:30 PM
Where: American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1

“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” 

On 21 July 1969, those words by Neil Armstrong to a breathless world forever changed the way people view their place in the universe. The American Center will devote the whole month of July to programs marking the anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic Moon landing. 

Please join us at the American Center for a lecture by leading Czech space-program experts, along with special exhibitions and dramatic new NASA video documentaries recounting the story of the quest for space. Jan Kolář, Antonín Vítek and Karel Pacner, Czech experts on the space program who witnessed the Apollo 11 launch, will offer a multimedia program about the experience. 

Program will be in Czech.

Exhibit of Apollo 11 documents and collection of astronauts’ autographs

When: July-August, Monday-Thursday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: American Center Library

Documentaries about NASA’s 50 years

Shown on request in July (English only) 

Related links:

• Apollo 40th Anniversary (NASA website)
• Apollo 11 (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum website) 
• One Giant Leap (Smithonian Magazine) 
• Neil. A. Armstrong – Mission Commander of Apollo 11