Category: Events

“As I was climbing the stairs to re-enter the module, I turned back around to see my footprints. And there was the Earth in all of its splendor and all of its beauty. All I could think was, ‘I don’t know what this means.’” -Gene Cernan remembering Apollo 17

Your mother will feel like royalty as she enjoys breathtaking views of Lake Erie while indulging in a sumptuous Mother’s Day Buffet at The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake on May 11, 2008. Offered in the resort’s Horizons Restaurant, the Mother’s Day Buffet will be available for all members of the family to enjoy from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The seventh group of Space Shuttle astronauts has been named to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Veteran Space Shuttle Astronauts John E. Blaha, Robert D. Cabana, Bryan D. O’Connor and Loren J. Shriver will join an elite group of American space heroes as they are inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®. Earlier inductees represent the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz programs. They will join the ranks of legendary space pioneers like Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Sally Ride and John Young. The public ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be held Saturday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m.

On Friday, February 1, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., The Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) will conduct a ceremony to honor the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 on the 5th anniversary of the Columbia accident.The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honors and memorializes all astronauts who have sacrificed their lives for the nation and the space program.The ceremony will be held at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Delaware North Companies Australia will provide two new catering experiences at the 2008 Australian Open Grand Slam Tennis Championship.

Ten Delaware North Companies chefs from across the United States are set to prepare an elegant Italian-themed gala dinner for 160 guests on Nov. 17 when the Albright-Knox Art Gallery honors contemporary art collector Giuseppe Panza di Biumo.

The stars will be shining at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as the first ever Fall Concert Series debuts Saturday, November 10.With the iconic Rocket Garden as the backdrop, the live, festival style outdoor concert will happen every Saturday at 4:00 p.m. for four weeks, November 10, 17, 24 and December 1 as part of NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Humor with a twist! Saratoga Gaming and Raceway’s comedy series presents a wide variety of comics at Vapor this fall. Ranging from cranky to cool, all are hilarious and all are appearing on Thursdays in Vapor. Bob Wolf, of PYX 106’s “Wakin Up with the Wolf” will host the shows.

Kennedy Space Center plays host to the inaugural World Space Expo, celebrating NASA’s 50 years in space exploration. World Space Expo will take place from Thursday, November 1, 2007 through Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex east of Orlando, Florida.

World Space Expo, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida from November 3-11, 2007, announced today a weekend Aerial Salute by the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights as part of a 45th Anniversary tribute to Project Mercury.