/Apollo 13 Flight Controller to Speak at MOSH

Apollo 13 Flight Controller to Speak at MOSH

WHAT: Apollo 13: The Longest Hour

WHEN: June 29 at 1 p.m.

WHERE: Museum of Science & History

Bryan-Gooding Planetarium

1025 Museum Circle

Jacksonville, FL 32207

Join Apollo 13 flight controller Sy Liebergot for a multimedia presentation documenting his first-hand account of one of NASA’s most historic flights.

As a NASA EECOM (Electrical, Environmental and Consumables) Flight Controller in Mission Control, Liebergot’s professional engineering career spanned the entire Apollo LunarProgram, Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) early Shuttle, and the International Space Station (ISS).

Liebergot will be in Jacksonville for the Southeastern Planetarium Association’s (SEPA) annual conference being hosted by the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium June 24-29.

COST: Apollo 13: The Longest Hour is free with museum admission.  Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) is located at 1025 Museum Circle near Friendship Park. MOSH, first chartered in 1941, inspires the joy of lifelong learning by bringing to life the sciences and regional history.  Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday.  Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for active and retired military; seniors; and children ages 3 through 12.  There is no admission fee for children 2 and under or museum members. Admission is $5 on Fridays.

Learn more at themosh.org.