Sat, Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
1900 W Nolana Ave, McAllen
Join us at the IMAS for two film screenings from the Smithsonian Channel on Saturday, October 3, 2026! 1:00 PM Screening: "America's Secret Space Heroes: Space Shuttle" • TVPG / 44 min See how NASA engineers met the challenge to build a spacecraft that can launch like a rocket and land like an airplane. For years, the idea of a reusable spacecraft was the dream of early space pioneers, and in 1981, after almost a decade of engineering toil, the Space Shuttle Columbia finally lifted into orbit, ushering in a new era of space flight. Today, the shuttle's work is complete but its engineering legacy will outlast those who built it. Relive its incredible 30-year history, from its groundbreaking achievements to its heartbreaking failures, as told by the people who designed, built, and flew this magnificent flying machine. 2:00 PM Screening: "The Day We Walked on the Moon" • TVPG / 44 min Revisit the first lunar landing in gripping real-time as we highlight its most perilous and triumphant moments. On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century…
