First Shuttle Landing: An Eye Witness Account

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Hours:	7pm - 8:30pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	see below
Category:	Science & Technology

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the shuttle’s first flight! Following a special presentation of planetarium show Tonight’s Sky at 7 PM, join New Hampshire native Tom Cocchiaro as he recounts Space Shuttle Columbia’s first landings on the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Just 26 years old at the time, Cocchiaro had a front row seat for Columbia’s first five landings, documenting the news as editor of Dessert Wings, the Base’s installation newspaper.

On the run-up to the first landing, Cocchiaro had the chance to interview and photograph shuttle pilots John Young, Bob Crippen, Ken Mattingly, Hank Hartsfield and others. Hear from Cocchiaro’s personal experience about what it was like the day of the first landing and see personal photos and “home-made” eye-witness videos of behind-the-scenes activities, including the shuttle’s landing and post-touchdown local news coverage.

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$9/Adults, $8/Seniors & Students, $6/Children.

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Phone: 603-271-7827

Directions and Parking:
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