NASA Announces Apollo Astronauts Media Briefing

WASHINGTON, (NASA) — NASA will hold a news briefing with astronauts from the Apollo program at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 20, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.

The news conference will take place in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency’s Web site.

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Astronauts scheduled to participate are:

• James Lovell, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13
• Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11
• David Scott, Apollo 15
• Charles Duke, Apollo 16
• Thomas Stafford, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
• Eugene Cernan, Apollo 10 and Apollo 17

Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions. Journalists should confirm with their local center that location’s availability.