Summer of Space

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Join WJCT for Summer of Space programming in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo II lunar landing on July 20.

WJCT-TV


All airing on WJCT 7.1 (Comcast 8 & 440)


Encore Programming. All airing on WJCT 7.1
(Comcast 8 & 440)


WJCT 89.9FM

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ABOVE AND BEYOND

Fridays | During Science Friday
WJCT, MOSH, and JU short-cast focusing on the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing (June 14 – July 20)
Click here to listen to all shortcasts.

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HEARTS OF SPACE

Saturdays | Midnight
The program has defined its own niche — a mix of ambient, electronic, world, new age, classical and experimental music. Slow music for fast times.


WJCT LIVE

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CHASING THE MOON: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW - A CONVERSATION

Thursday, July 18, 2019 | 6PM – 8:30PM
WJCT Studios: 100 Festival Park Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Join us at WJCT Studios for a conversation of the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Chasing the Moon program featuring panelists that will focus on the various impacts the space program and the lunar landing have had on humanity.

This event is FREE but seating is limited and reservations are required.

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PLANETARIUM NIGHT LIVE PRESENTS
THE MOON IN HALF A CENTURY

Friday, June 21, 2019 | 7PM – 8:30PM
MOSH: 1025 Museum Cir, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing as we explore the moon’s origins and nature given what we’ve learned because of, and since those historic first steps. Amazing historic video, demonstrations, and planetarium immersion will be woven together to tell one of the greatest stories of our celestial next door neighbor.

$5 for Museum Members | $10 non-members

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MOSH AFTER DARK PRESENTS MOON LANDING: LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS AGO

Thursday, June 27, 2019 | 6PM – 9PM
MOSH: 1025 Museum Cir, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Encounter nostalgia from the 1960s as we relive the moon landing with Dr. Mike Reynolds, Prof. of Astronomy and U.S. State Department’s Speakers Bureau presenter for Apollo 11! Then experience live demos in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium intended to explore both the origin of the moon and the many lunar mysteries researchers are still trying to solve today.

$20 for Members | $25 for Non-members

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EXHIBITION: ASTRONAUT

September 14, 2019 - January 4, 2020
MOSH: 1025 Museum Cir, Jacksonville, FL 32207

A traveling exhibition that explores the physical and mental challenges involved in space exploration and gives visitors a taste of what life is like outside of Earth and its atmosphere. Through interactive exhibits, visitors can experience g-force, conduct maintenance on a space station, grow space food and learn the realities of showering, sleeping and using the toilet in space.

Exhibition included with Museum admission.

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WJCT DIGITAL

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T MINUS ZERO

T Minus Zero is a partnership between WJCT and WMFE to share rocket launches on Facebook Live.

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STELLAR

Stellar is a miniseries that explores frontiers in space science and exploration. Take a cosmic road trip with us as we visit some of the most important astronomy research centers across America.

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