From July 2018 – December 2019, Flagstaff offered numerous free events and activities commemorating the 50-year anniversary of humanity’s first foot steps on the Moon and Flagstaff’s role in preparing the Apollo astronauts. The Lunar Legacy Lecture Series, sponsored by the Flagstaff Festival of Science and hosted by the Coconino Community College Lone Tree Campus, featured lunar-themed presentations by scientists, engineers, historians, and astronauts. For more information visit Flagstaff AZ Lunar Legacy.
Lunar Legacy Speaker Series
Mark Robinson, Trent Hare, and Jim Skinner – Moon Mapping
Dr. Nadine Barlow – Impact Craters
Board member, Adam Marsh, and lead paleontologist at Petrified National Forest, works with a team of scientists to uncover an approximately 300 million-year-old fossil skeleton discovered at Canyonlands National Park in Utah (June 2024)