On July 20, 1969, following the successful moon landing of the Apollo 11 mission administered by NASA, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human ever to set foot on the moon. His words on the moon, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” conclude this significant achievement in the space exploration.

A new special exhibition entitled “50th Anniversary of Moon Landing” opened at the Hong Kong Space Museum recently. The exhibition showcases images, footage, models and interactive exhibits relating to the first manned moon-landing mission. The exhibition serves both to introduce lunar science to members of the public and highlight the challenging mission of lunar exploration.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon, the exhibition looks at the rocket, spacecraft, spacesuits and flight path used in the first manned lunar exploration, as well as a piece of lunar meteorite.

The exhibition also features a 5-meter-high Saturn V rocket model that has been specially created by Lego Hong Kong Limited for the exhibition. The Saturn V rocket was a three-stage liquid-fueled rocket used to send the Apollo spacecraft to the moon. The rocket model consists of more than 200,000 interlocking bricks, showing space technology from a new perspective.

In tandem with the exhibition, the museum has arranged a series of educational programs including workshops, special lectures and astronomical observations to arouse visitors’ interest in astronomy and enhance their knowledge of space exploration.

Dates: Until Sept. 2

Hours: 1-9 p.m. (Mon., Wed.-Fri.), 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (Sat.-Sun.)

Venue: Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui Station

(SD News)