Saturn V projected onto Washington Monument to commemorate 50th anniversary of first moon landing.
To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum -- has started projecting the image of a 363-foot Saturn V rocket onto the east face of the Washington Monument after dark.
"Our identity as Americans is defined in part by the historic act of landing humans on the moon and returning them safely to the Earth," said Ellen Stofan, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the museum in a press release."The Washington Monument is a symbol of our collective national achievements and what we can and will achieve in the future. It took 400,000 people from across the 50 states to make Apollo a reality.
The projection includes both Smithsonian and NASA archived footage along with storytelling of the first moon landing. Everything seen on the Washington Monument will be custom digital artwork and a 40-foot-wide recreation of the famous Kennedy Space Center countdown clock will also be shown. "Almost 50 years ago, the Apollo 11 mission captivated the world as two American astronauts were the first to step foot on the moon, forever changing space exploration," said Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in the press release.
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