posted 12-18-2018 11:28 AM               

The 115th Explorers Club Annual Dinner

One Night. One Room. 50th Anniversary of our Members on the Moon.

New York Marriott Marquis
March 16, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.

As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 fast approaches, we find ourselves with a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to celebrate the pioneers of the space program.

The 115th Explorers Club Annual Dinner will be a extraordinary gathering and fitting toast to all living Apollo Moonwalkers, Astronauts, and Engineers, alongside those they inspired — all in one room, on one night — in Times Square in New York City.

Apollo Astronauts confirmed for 2019 Annual Dinner:

• Buzz Aldrin
  
• Walt Cunningham
  
• Charlie Duke
  
• Fred Haise
  
• Jim Lovell
  
• Harrison Schmitt
  
• Rusty Schweickart
  
• Al Worden

Membership matters — we are excited to offer Members and their guests a unique first opportunity to reserve a place at this legendary event. Further event details and public ticketing information will be posted soon.

posted 03-11-2019 08:47 PM               

Explorers Club Annual Dinner To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Astronauts Walking On The Moon

The New York City Gala will be the largest gathering of the legendary space adventurers

As the 50th anniversary (July 20) of historic Apollo 11 lunar landing fast approaches, The Explorers Club's 115th Annual Dinner will host all remaining Apollo astronauts and engineers who made the once unimaginable moon-landing a reality.

The Apollo team will join over 1,500 of the world's greatest explorers, scientists and researchers at the annual dinner, taking place at Marriott Marquis on Times Square, New York, on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

The list of celebrated NASA alumni includes:

• Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut
  
• Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut
  
• Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Astronaut
  
• Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 Astronaut
  
• Fred Haise, Apollo 13 Engineer
  
• Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut
  
• Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 Astronaut
  
• Tom Stafford, Apollo 10 Astronaut
  
• Al Worden, Apollo 15 Astronaut

"We are honored to have these heroes of space exploration join us at the Dinner," said Richard Wiese, President of The Explorers Club. "These astronauts and scientists have left a lasting impression on our community and the world, and continue to inspire the next generation of explorers."

The audience at dinner will also include Shuttle astronauts (and Explorers Club members) including Kathryn Sullivan (first American woman to walk in space), Mike Massimino, Dave Williams, and Terry Virts, among many others associated with both publicly- and privately-funded space travel.

These space pioneers will be honored with this year's Explorers Club Awardees – a group of inspirational researchers and explorers who, like the Apollo astronauts, have dedicated their careers and lives to advancing the understanding in their own respective fields. This includes:

• Kenneth Lacovara, Ph.D. who has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs in existence, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, will be awarded this year's Explorers Club Medal. The Dean of the School of Earth & Environment at Rowan University has blended exploration in remote locations with advance imaging and modeling techniques to understand these prehistoric creatures.

• Michael Eliot Barth will receive this year's Citation of Merit for his leadership of the Roy Chapman Andrews (RCA) Centennial Expedition to the Gobi Desert. His team is credited as being the first to apply specific NASA imaging and mapping technologies to the work of paleontological fossil prospecting.

Also being honored by The Explorers Club: Dr. James B. McClintock winner of the Finn Ronne Memorial Award for his research on marine invertebrate and the impacts of climate change and acidification on these species, and Milbry C. Polk winner of the Sweeney Medal for her commitment to women in science and discovery as Executive Director of Wings WorldQuest,

The New Explorer Award will be given to Ian R. Mangiardi a Wilderness-EMT who founded The Dusty Camel, a non-profit organization that consults on expedition planning at all levels.

posted 03-15-2019 07:04 PM               

This is the famous The Explorers Club flag, a companion to adventurers on a long list of incredible missions. It came to space on our last test flight with our Chief Pilot, Dave Mackay. Looking forward to handing it back to The Explorers Club tomorrow and swapping stories.

posted 03-16-2019 10:25 PM               

Also at the dinner to honor the Apollo veterans, Sultan Salman Al Saud, Julie Payette, Kathy Sullivan, Mike Massimino, André Kuipers, Terry Virts and Bonnie Dunbar. Other astronauts in attendance included Bob Crippen, Kay Hire, Richard Garriott and David Mackay.

posted 03-18-2019 06:56 PM               

Apollo Astronauts at The Explorers Club Annual Dinner 2019.

L-R: Charles Duke (Apollo 16), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), Al Worden (Apollo 15), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17), Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Fred Haise (Apollo 13).