Dr. Beth O’Leary

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — July 20, 1969, two Apollo 11 astronauts created one of humanity’s most extraordinary archaeological sites –Tranquility Base on the Moon. 

Today there are more than 200 metric tons of cultural material on the lunar surface. Join Beth Laura O’Leary, Ph.D., Friday March 6, as she presents “More than Footprints: An Archaeological Hike on the Moon” for the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s free monthly Launch Pad Lecture beginning at 9 a.m. on the first floor.

Dr. O’Leary also will take guests on a tour of some of these significant sites and explore how to best preserve our space heritage. 

The Launch Pad Lecture is free to the public and is held at 9 a.m. on the Museum’s first floor on the first Friday of each month. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be Feb. 7, and the subject will be the 90th Anniversary of the discovery of Pluto. A special guest speaker is pending.

The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 575.437.2840 or toll free 1.877.333.6589 or visit the website at www.nmspacemuseum.org. www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/