{"id":10749,"date":"2015-06-11T00:21:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T04:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10749"},"modified":"2015-06-11T00:21:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T04:21:42","slug":"moon-day-2015-at-the-frontiers-of-flight-museum-in-dallas-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10749","title":{"rendered":"Moon Day 2015 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are in the Dallas area on July 18th, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moon Day event<\/a> at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Frontiers of Flight Museum<\/a>.:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Moon Day is an annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-focused, space-themed public event sponsored by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the <a href=\"http:\/\/nssofnt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Space Society of North Texas<\/a>. The event brings together space exploration-oriented groups, organizations and institutions in North Texas to share their activities and inspire new generations to embrace a scientific and technological future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=10750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MoonDay2015Composite1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"600,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MoonDay2015Composite[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MoonDay2015Composite1.gif\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10750 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MoonDay2015Composite1-300x188.gif\" alt=\"MoonDay2015Composite[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Activities, classes and exhibits<\/a>\u00a0will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Talk LIVE to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/iss-expedition-crew-43-question\/\" target=\"_blank\">Expedition 43 Crew on the International Space Station<\/a><\/strong>:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Students will have an opportunity to submit questions that will be answered live by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition43\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE ABOUT NASA EXPEDITION 43 CREW.<\/a> <\/strong>The\u00a0successful completion of the live communication with the ISS is subject to operational considerations.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0Attend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ISS and\u00a0Lunar Sample Disk Certification\u00a0teacher workshops<\/strong><\/a> (CE credit for DISD teachers)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0See the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.lego.com\/projects\/61057\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO ISS scale model<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0Meet space traveler <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/iss-expedition-crew-43-question\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Anousheh Ansari<\/strong><\/a> and hear about her personal experiences aboard the International Space Station:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer. She also earned a place in history as the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first space traveler of Iranian descent. She blasted off for an eight-day stay aboard the International Space Station with the Expedition 14 crew of the Soyuz TMA-9, which included NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. This was the accomplishment of a lifelong dream for her. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anoushehansari.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LEARN MORE ABOUT ANOUSHEH.<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Build and launch model rockets<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($25 materials fee)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colorshackartstudio.com\/event\/460\/MOON-DAY-PAINTING-CLASS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Create your own space art<\/strong><\/a> ($20 materials fee)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0Explore <strong>THREE<\/strong> inflatable planetariums<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0Check out the Sun\u2019s surface with a SAFE solar telescope<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0Choose and attend one or more of the classes in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Moon Academy<\/strong><\/a> for kids and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lunar University<\/strong><\/a>for adults (CE credit for DISD teachers)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Girl_Scouts_logo.gif\" alt=\"Girl_Scouts_logo\" width=\"46\" height=\"41\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/boy_scouts_of_america_sm.gif\" alt=\"boy_scouts_of_america_sm\" width=\"42\" height=\"48\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/moon-day-2015-scout-badges\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Merit Badges and Moon Day patch<\/strong><\/a>: Sky, Night Owl, Home Scientist, Astronomy, and\u00a0Space Exploration plus more STEM-related\u00a0patches<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are in the Dallas area on July 18th, check out the Moon Day event at the\u00a0Frontiers of Flight Museum.: Moon Day is an annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-focused, space-themed public event sponsored by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas. The event brings together space &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10749\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Moon Day 2015 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,37,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-events","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2Nn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8333,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8333","url_meta":{"origin":10749,"position":0},"title":"MOON DAY at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas on July 19th","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Ken Murphy, president of the Moon Society, informs me that the\u00a0Frontiers of Flight Museum\u00a0in Dallas, Texas will host the\u00a0MOON DAY\u00a0event this Saturday, July 19th:\u00a0\u201cMoon Day\u201d, July 19, 2014 \u2013 the Biggest Annual Space Event in the DFW Metroplex! -\u00a0NSSofNT.org In cooperation with the National Space Society of North Texas, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Activism&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"Apollo11.BuzzOnMoon1[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Apollo11.BuzzOnMoon11-300x297.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3641,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3641","url_meta":{"origin":10749,"position":1},"title":"Citizens in Space selects Greg Kennedy as astronaut candidate","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from Citizens in Space: Greg Kennedy Joins Citizen Astronaut Corps Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, has announced the selection of its fifth citizen-astronaut candidate. 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