The first event in this series was held on Friday, November 3, 2006 at the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and was entitled Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night.  During these events you will learn from these men their unique contributions to space history.  Moderated by Ed Buckbee, astronauts Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford, Charlie Duke and Scott Carpenter will recount their experiences during NASA's drive to put a man on the moon.

The second event was a private event for Omega and was held on February 17, 2007 California Science Center, Los Angeles, California.

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capt. Eugene Cernan, USN (Ret.), holds a distinct place in history as the second American to walk in space and the last person to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. 

 

Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford, USAF (Ret.), flew in space four times, including the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first meeting of American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts in space. 

Brigadier General Charles Duke, USAF (Ret), served as lunar module pilot of Apollo 16, and was the 10th of only 12 men to walk on the moon.  Apollo 16 was the first scientific expedition to inspect, survey and sample materials and surface features.

 

Ed Buckbee, director emeritus of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and founder of U.S. Space Camp, served as a public affairs officer during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.