SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Entry: Included with Destination Moon ticket
Location: Union Terminal
Marion Lee Johnson — Hidden figure instrumental to Apollo 11 mission
Over 400,000 engineers, chemists, technicians, seamstresses and more made the Apollo 11 mission a success. Among the many hidden figures critical to landing the first humans on the Moon was Marion Lee Johnson.
10 to 11 a.m.
Destination Moon: The Past and the Dream for the Future
Johnson shares her experience as a woman mathematician working in the historic Apollo program and her advice for the next generation of STEM professionals.
Location: Reakirt Auditorium
Cost: Included with admission to Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Seating for this event is first come, first serve so make sure to arrive early!
2 to 3 p.m.
Destination Moon: The Past and the Dream for the Future
Johnson shares her experience as a woman mathematician working in the historic Apollo program and her advice for the next generation of STEM professionals.
Location: Reakirt Auditorium
Cost: Included with admission to Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Seating for this event is first come, first serve so make sure to arrive early!
About Marion Lee Johnson
From 1967 to 1969, Johnson worked as a mathematician with Boeing, a leader in the building of the Saturn V rocket used to launch each Apollo mission. She worked on the Apollo program at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center under the direction of brilliant, but complicated, rocket designer Wernher von Braun.
As part of the team, Johnson was responsible for calculations to simulate vehicle piece impact trajectories. She recorded an incredible perfect score over her 20 successful missions and was included in the Apollo/Saturn V Roll of Honor.
Following her two-year contract with Boeing and NASA, Johnson spent 26 years at Pfizer, Inc. as a project leader and was later a computer networking and security instructor at Branford Hall Career Institute.
Tickets for Destination Moon
Adults: | $16.50 |
Seniors: | $15.50 |
Children: (ages 3-12) |
$10.50 |
Infants & Toddlers: (ages 0-2) |
Free |
Member Adult: | $10.50 |
Member Child: | $7.50 |
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