Museum Lectures

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon with John Logsdon

John Logsdon
Credit: Roslyn Logsdon

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater

Ticket Info

$15 ($13.50 Members, students, seniors)
Enter at 81st Street

Join author John Logsdon as he traces the factors leading to President John F. Kennedy’s decision to send astronauts to the Moon and discusses Kennedy’s concerns as the massive effort unfolded. The program, hosted by Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson, will conclude with a signing of Logsdon’s book John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon.