Celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo missions by learning about Snoopy’s journey to the Moon and beyond. Hear about Snoopy’s connection to NASA’s Apollo mission and the aircraft carrier USS Hornet with Bill Miklos of the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, and graphic novelist Brian Fies. Join engineer, author, futurist, and technological historian Dr. Jack Bacon to learn about his career with NASA, his work as a lead systems integrator on the International Space Station, and his own Silver Snoopy Award. Also, enjoy an up-close look at space artifacts with A Traveling Space Exhibit and hands-on activities.

• 11:00 AM

  Enjoy a live discussion about Snoopy’s connection to NASA, the history of the space race, and how we engineer and design rockets for space travel with aerospace mechanical engineer Bill Miklos and former NASA employee Dr. Jack Bacon, moderated by graphic novelist Brian Fies.

• 11:00 AM-3:00 PM

  Hands-on activities and information with space artifacts from A Traveling Space Exhibit and the USS Hornet Sea, Air, and Space Museum. Also, make a phases-of-the-moon fortune teller and more.

• 2:00 PM

  Hear from Dr. Jack Bacon about his 32-year career with NASA.