PRESS RELEASE
The Intrepid Museum–home of the space shuttle Enterprise—is thrilled to host Apollo: When We Went to the Moon. This special exhibition, which openened on March 26, 2024, unpacks the history of the Apollo program and sets the stage for NASA’s current Moon to Mars campaign.
Apollo: When We Went to the Moon will be presented in the Museum’s Space Shuttle Pavilion. Using interactive media, photographs, and rarely-seen artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center® archives, the exhibition explores the people, technology and world events that defined this pivotal moment in the Space Race. Apollo: When We Went to the Moon reveals the forces that pushed the United States and the Soviet Union to sacrifice man and machine in order to be the first on the Moon.
Apollo: When We Went to the Moon chronicled the timeline from the beginning of the Space Race – a time when the U.S. and Soviet Union competed over their accomplishments in space exploration – to the collaborative culture of the International Space Station program and beyond. Through objects and artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s archives that set the scene for the era, it explored the social and political forces that pushed these nations to sacrifice man and machine in order to be the first humans to set foot on the moon. Exhibition visitors were able to experience the best of technology and exploration through the eyes of the engineers and in the boots of the astronauts who took us to the moon 50 years ago.
Apollo: When We Went to the Moon at the Intrepid Museum has been partially funded thanks to generous support from Greg Olsen.
Plan your visit to the home of the space shuttle Enterprise and explore the Museum’s largest temporary exhibition to date. Apollo: When We Went to the Moon. This groundbreaking exhibition unpacks the remarkable history of the Apollo program and sets the stage for NASA’s current Moon to Mars campaign. Climb aboard a lunar rover model, leave footprints on the Moon via a virtual moonwalk, and see rarely-seen Apollo artifacts! Included with Museum admission. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
