"High Moon": Re-experience the 1969 Moon Landing and Space Race at Technisches Museum Wien

This exhibition revisited the historic 1969 Moon landing, allowing visitors to re-experience the Apollo 11 mission from launch to return. It showcased artifacts like a Moon rock and an Austrian flag taken to space, while exploring the 1960s Space Race and future lunar exploration.

The Technisches Museum Wien presented 'High Moon,' an exhibition that offered visitors a comprehensive journey through humanity's first steps on the lunar surface. Approximately 20 percent of the world's population watched the 1969 Apollo 11 mission live on television, and this exhibition allowed attendees to re-experience the space flight of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, from the initial launch through the successful landing on the Moon and their safe return to Earth. Central to the exhibition were significant artifacts, including a genuine Moon rock from the Apollo 11 mission and an Austrian flag that the astronauts had carried with them, later presented by U.S. President Richard Nixon to Austrian Federal President Franz Jonas. The exhibition also provided a retrospective look at the intense 'Space Race' of the 1960s, highlighting the often-overlooked role of women at NASA. It further commemorated the visit of Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell to the museum in 1971. Looking towards the future, 'High Moon' also offered an outlook on the next phase of lunar exploration in the 2020s, with a focus on the planned construction of an international lunar village.