{"id":252562,"date":"2025-07-17T07:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=08b8d998ccce858064d557f78c76484b"},"modified":"2025-07-17T07:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:23:59","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-marshalls-65th-anniversary-celebration-july-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=252562","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Marshall\u2019s 65th Anniversary Celebration July 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An invitation to the Marshall 65 event.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orion-invitation-front-1920-x-1080-041525.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center will host astronauts for a media opportunity as the center celebrates its 65th anniversary during a free, community event on Saturday, July 19, from noon to 5 p.m. CDT at The Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall, along with its partners and collaborators, will fill the amphitheater with space exhibits, music, food vendors, and hands-on activities for all ages. The summer celebration will mark 65 years of innovation and exploration, not only for Marshall, but for Huntsville and other North Alabama communities.<\/p>\n<p>The event will kick off with a program at 12:30 p.m. led by Joseph Pelfrey, director of NASA Marshall, and will include a presentation from some of the Expedition 72 crew members who recently returned from their mission after dedicating more than 1,000 combined hours to scientific research and technology demonstrations aboard the International Space Station. The crew will share their experiences in space with the community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The official portrait of the International Space Station&#039;s Expedition 72 crew. At the top (from left) are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin, NASA astronaut and space station Commander Suni Williams, and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore. In the middle row are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Don Pettit. In the bottom row are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Nick Hague.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iss072-s-002large.jpg?resize=1200,960 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The official portrait of the International Space Station&#8217;s Expedition 72 crew. At the top (from left) are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin, NASA astronaut and space station Commander Suni Williams, and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore. In the middle row are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Don Pettit. In the bottom row are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Nick Hague. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Stafford and Robert Markowitz<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Media are invited to attend the event and participate in a news conference with the astronauts after the presentation but must confirm their attendance by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 17, to Lance D. Davis \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:lance.d.davis@nasa.gov\">lance.d.davis@nasa.gov<\/a> \u2013 in Marshall\u2019s Office of Communications.<\/p>\n<p>Media should arrive at the front entrance of The Orion Amphitheater by 11:45 a.m., Saturday, July 19, to be escorted by the Office of Communications.<\/p>\n<p>Founded July 1, 1960, in Huntsville, Marshall has shaped or supported nearly every facet of the nation\u2019s ongoing mission of space exploration and discovery, solving the most complex, technical flight challenges, and contributing to science to improve life and protect resources around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Marshall\u2019s 65th anniversary celebration at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/marshall65\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/marshall65\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lance D. Davis<\/strong><br \/>Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.\u00a0<br \/>256-640-9065\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:lance.d.davis@nasa.gov\">lance.d.davis@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 nasa_template_article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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