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  50 Years After Apollo 11: Sky Fest, 50th Live and Space on Screen's Armstrong

  July 9 at 4 a.m.

  As Houston continues its massive countdown to the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, we've been celebrating the historic occasion with all sorts of space-themed activities, including live music and art, a 50th Live celebration at Space Center Houston, a screening of the new documentary...

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  50 Years After Apollo 11: Mission Tours, Moon Gazing and Conquering Gravity

  July 1 at 4 a.m.

  Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Liftoff! As Houston counts down to the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (July 20), we're ramping up with all sorts of space-themed activities, including art, film, music and virtual reality experiences. Have you ever wondered what it...

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  Trailblazing Houstonians Who Helped Get Us On the Moon

  June 11 at 4 a.m.

  Raise your hand if your boss ever promised a project that was so absurdly ambitious that, knowing what it would take to make it happen, you let out a groan of despair but also found yourself oddly excited at the challenge. And so it went for President John F. Kennedy's...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Motown, Broadway and Deep Listening

  May 23 at 4 a.m.

  Music is the common thread that runs through this Memorial Day weekend. We've got Motown's finest at Miller, Broadway's best with Houston Symphony and a couple of tributes to the late, great Pauline Oliveros. Film buffs can choose between a cerebral bicycle flick that follows the great migration and a...

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  Ray Viator Knows How Houston Earned the Name Space City

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  Almost 50 years ago, as those glued to television sets were collectively holding their breath while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their lunar module landing tasks, we heard those now famous words: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." The Apollo 11 lunar landing forever cemented Houston as Space City in...

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  The Weather Doesn't Stop Houston From Coming Out For Comicpalooza 2019

  May 11 at 7:49 a.m.

  The overnight weather may have shuttered other businesses in the city, but it didn’t stop Houston’s annual Comicpalooza from touching down at the George R Brown Convention Center Friday morning. The event, first started to highlight the works of local creators, has come a long way since its beginnings in...