EVENT	2007 DATE	THEMES
Yuri's Night	April 12 - Saturday Registered Parties Moon Society Phoenix Outpost	47th anniversary of Gagarin's first human space flight in 1961 - Worldwide observance started in 2001 and is growing
Earth Day	April 22 - Tuesday	Environmental | Earth Day | Alternative Energy Events; Talking Points for Flyers & Story Boards (how to answer the common objections made by environmentalists)
Astronomy Day - Spring	May 10 - Saturday, but the day may be observed on varying dates locally. Astronomy Week May 5-11	check local observances planned If there is no observance in your area, start one - focus on planets, have literature handy Host a brainstorming workshop on astronomy from the Moon Ways to interest amateur astronomers [For the Moon Society: initiate a collaboration with other parties to produce a comprehensive White Paper on Astronomy from the Moon: American Lunar Society, A.L.P.O. - Lunar Section, Yahoo's Lunar Observing Group, Stanford on the Moon Project, the Planetary Society]
World Space Week	Oct. 4-10 Wed-Tues	October 7th marks the 51st anniversary of Sputnik, first satellite Declared by the UN, World Space Week is the largest annual public space event on Earth. It is organized by the global space and education communities.
Other Opportunities		Any local or regional event on which you can "piggyback" an information table, or presentation area science fiction conventions
Famous Space Dates		July 20th (1969) - First Moon Landing - Neil Armstrong and Buz Aldrin in Apollo 11 Eagle (1976) - First spacecraft soft landing on Mars and send back data, Viking I December 15th (1972) Human retreat from the Moon as Apollo 17 crewmen Harrison Schmidt and Eugene Cernan climb aboard the Lunar Module Challenger to leave the Moon with no plans in place for a return. December 25th (1968) Apollo 8 carries first human crew around the Moon

Outreach Aids for Promoting the Moon Society

The Moon Society Welcome Packet