posted 03-29-2007 04:38 PM               

collectSPACE has partnered with the Newport Beach Film Festival and director Jeffrey Roth to award three readers with tickets for two to attend the world premiere of The Wonder Of It All on April 20, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. PDT and a public lecture by moonwalker John Young on April 21, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. PDT at the Radisson Newport Beach Hotel!

To enter to win, correctly answer the following five trivia questions and e-mail the answers to challenge@collectspace.com before 11:59 p.m. CDT April 4. All correct entries received will be entered in a drawing from which three winners will be selected. Please be sure to include your full name and mailing address with your entry. Limited to one entry per family.

Here are the questions:

1. Name the 12 men who walked on the Moon in the order that they first set foot on the lunar surface.
   
2. Name The Wonder Of It All's Emmy-award winning cinematographer.
   
3. Between what years did men walk on the Moon?
   
4. How many years was The Wonder Of It All "in the making"?
   
5. Other than Apollo 10 and Apollo 16, what space missions did John Young fly?

This contest is for film and lecture tickets only. Transportation, accommodations and any other expenses incurred by the winner(s) are not included.

posted 03-29-2007 04:42 PM               

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The Wonder of it All a Jeffrey Roth film and The Newport Beach Film Festival proudly presents:

Preservation and Survival: Space Exploration & Earth's Future
by Captain John W. Young, USN, Ret.

April 21, 2007, 10:00 a.m. PDT
Radisson Hotel, Newport Beach, CA

Astronaut John Young is the first person to fly in space six times, twice journeyed to the moon and is the only astronaut to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, Apollo Command Service Module, Apollo Lunar Module and the space shuttle.

Drawing on his unique experience provided by his lengthy career, Captain Young describes the various programs of space exploration spanning from Gemini missions through the Apollo era and including the Space Shuttle.

Captain Young discusses the present day shuttle program and the International Space Station as elements of a plan initiated while we as a nation were still exploring the Moon. These space systems represent the completion of a goal by our space program, and a continuation of research for future space travel. The various issues of Earth Day are discussed in conjunction with on orbit research obtained by present day efforts.

The new goal of returning to the Moon and on to Mars is a prime topic by Captain Young. He discusses the development of new technologies needed to successfully accomplish this goal. Among these are: lunar solar arrays, materials processing, terraforming, and self contained habitats. Developing these technologies skillfully will be the key to solving many issues concerning the preservation of Earth's resources.

Emphasis is placed on mankind as a one planet species and what we have to overcome in the near future to be able to survive. There will be a Q&A to follow.

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posted 04-05-2007 10:34 AM               

1. Leigh R. Acker
   
2. Douglas Henry
   
3. Jason Spradlin

1. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt
   
2. Paul Basta
   
3. 1969 and 1972
   
4. Two years
   
5. Gemini 3, Gemini 10, STS-1, STS-9