On Friday, December 21 at 7pm the Delta College Planetarium in Bay City will present The Greatest Adventure, a special original program about America’s first crewed mission to leave the Earth and orbit the Moon. 

The first in a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo program, The Greatest Adventure, examines the flight of Apollo 8. Launched on December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 carried three American astronauts to become humanity’s first visitors to another world. Using the immersive environment of the Dome360 Theatre, the production recounts the events that allowed the bold mission to occur, what Apollo 8 brought back to the Earth and how it changed us forever.

Produced and presented by Planetarium Show Specialist Brian Kennedy, this one-hour, live show combines computer graphics with actual video and photographs as we follow along with the crew of Apollo 8 on the first journey from the Earth to the Moon. The program includes photos and scenery rarely before seen.

Other Apollo missions will be highlighted in 2019, culminating in exhibits, demonstrations, and a new major feature show to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in July.

The Greatest Adventure plays at 7pm December 21 in the Planetarium Theater. Tickets are specially priced at $3 per seat and go on sale at the Planetarium one hour before show time. All ages are welcome.  For more information go to the Planetarium’s website at www.delta.edu/planet or call 989-667-2260. An accompanying blog about the mission is available at bit.ly/TheGreatestAdventure.

The Delta College Planetarium is located in downtown Bay City at 100 Center Avenue.