May 5, 2011
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater
Celebrating Alan Shepard: 50 Years of American Space Travel
On Thursday, May 5, 2011, the Observatory marked the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic flight with a special public lecture.
Upcoming NASA events at Griffith Observatory
Join us for the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard’s historic flight aboard Freedom 7. Griffith Observatory Astronomical Observer, Anthony Cook, recalls the voyage of America’s first astronaut in space.