[laconic]

I was there last night; they had three presentations at 8:30, 10:30 and 11:30. They projected the 363 foot Saturn rocket on the 555 foot Washington monument and during the taped presentations, showed it taking off, the capsule separation, landing on the moon, return to earth, etc. Had excerpts from JFK’s speech on getting to the moon by the end of the decade of the 1960s - probably his best speech. There were thousands there, burst into spontaneous applause several times, really wonderfully done for an amazing accomplishment. Extremely well done. They also had perhaps 20 tents where NASA and the Air and Space museums during the day had exhibits and live presentations.

[VeniVidiVici]

Man, I haven’t been downtown in years. I would have gone to this. :(

[hoosiermama]

So envious of you getting to witness this. Hope they have a video for the rest of the nation! Thank you for sharing first hand experience!

[mylife]

Very cool.

[Dan in Wichita]

So glad to hear they had such a magnificent observation of the moon landing anniversary in DC. In fact, there were many more commemorations throughout the nation, many more than I expected during the anti-American PC age we live in today.

Did you happen to notice if there were a lot of young people in the crowd? Or mostly older people (like me) waxing nostalgic on the America of our youth?

[ratzoe]

I was there for the 830 show, it was way more impressive than I was expecting. What blew me away was the launch, the sound system did an unbelievable job simulating a Saturn 5 launch. You felt the power of that rocket in your chest. The crowd was very much into it, and it was a hugely diverse crowd. I must have heard at least a dozen different languages and the majority of the attendees were very cordial. It was a fun time even tho I don’t usually enjoy huge crowds.