Countdown to Apollo 11
Schedule of Activities

Enjoy a day at the Planetarium as we begin our countdown towards our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission and the first steps of man on the moon.

Please check back frequently for updates to the schedule and additional activities.

11:11 a.m. - Opening of the festivities

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Planetarium Show - One World, One Sky (Pre-K - Early Elementary Age Audiences)
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One World, One Sky is a fulldome planetarium show that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhima Jie, the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm - Planetarium Show - Earth, Moon & Sun (Elementary - General Audiences)

This planetarium show explores the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions who has many misconceptions about our home planet and its most familiar neighbors.  His confusion about the universe makes viewers think about how the Earth, Moon and Sun work together as a system. Native American stories are used throughout the show to help distinguish between myths and science.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - ​To Space and Back (General Audiences

To Space & Back takes audiences on an incredible journey from the far reaches of our known universe to our own planet. It is an extraordinary story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day. What is happening above is coming back down to Earth!

4:45 pm - Closing Ceremony

​5:00 pm - Maryland STEM Festival 2018 closes