Friends of the LBJ Library | May, 1 2019 6:00PM - 7:30PM
![(L-R) Mark Updegrove, Robert Stone, Poppy Northcutt, and Roger Launius, LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin, DIG14509-024 (L-R) Mark Updegrove, Robert Stone, Poppy Northcutt, and Roger Launius, LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin, DIG14509-024](https://lbj-new-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/detail_image/s3/events/images/2019-09/DIG14509-024-header.jpg?VersionId=Q861eJYeRnzXHV3ZGaWI_odCqEgFWc4Y&itok=NOBOKC5h)
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
6 p.m.
LBJ Auditorium
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On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Friends of the LBJ Library members enjoyed a sneak preview of a new six-hour PBS documentary series from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Chasing the Moon.
After the screening, a discussion followed with:
- Filmmaker Robert Stone
- Poppy Northcutt, who at 25 gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA's Mission Control
- Roger Launius, former chief historian of NASA
- Moderator: Mark K. Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation
The series will premiere on PBS July 8-10, 2019, leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Watch the trailer.
More about the film
Chasing the Moon, a film by Robert Stone, reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, up-ending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses, and personal drama.
Recap
![LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin #DIG14509-011.jpg](https://lbj-new-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/image_block/s3/image-blocks/2019-05/DIG14509-011.jpg?VersionId=VEBY.f2ZyB6sg3J2nSj4qVtCSOUWBk8Q&h=2296f98a&itok=t4lsuXJl)
![(L-R) Poppy Northcutt and Roger Launius. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin #DIG14509-006](https://lbj-new-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/image_block/s3/image-blocks/2019-05/DIG14509-006.jpg?VersionId=94w7jnxzkWN3VgeIhyAqR7p_luSP3jPo&h=6cb0af00&itok=MVGX-U3K)
![LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin #DIG14509-013](https://lbj-new-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/image_block/s3/image-blocks/2019-05/DIG14509-013.jpg?VersionId=lE7VUu24ospUMWgfCBLS9QdqFIGkekBA&h=f7379725&itok=NGb7rXKg)
![LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin #DIG14509-023](https://lbj-new-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/image_block/s3/image-blocks/2019-05/DIG14509-023.jpg?VersionId=_IpkNQvRpUyCtjHbFmi9yufqa6ypyLUj&h=2296f98a&itok=E0q6Xp7Q)