International Moon Day Prelaunch: Space Community Observes Apollo 11 Flight on 16 July
53rd commemoration of Apollo 11 launch to Moon will be recognized at Houston Astros baseball game, with Astronaut Anne McClain (R) throwing first pitch, Jessica Meir (L) presenting 28,163-kph ‘fastball’ that flew on ISS; AIAA hosting Neil’s Day celebration of Apollo 11 / Viking Mars landing with online presentations from Space historian Christian Gelzer, Apollo Mission Controller Lawrence Kuznetz and others; Economist/YouGov poll shows strong USA support for human exploration of Moon / Mars, with majorities of both parties / men and plurality of women in favor