HOW WE GOT TO THE MOON
 BOOK TOUR & EVENT SERIES
(all of the events are virtual and open to the public!)
You can see past recorded events at the bottom of this page! 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15TH,  2pm ET
RHODE ISLAND FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS- John Rocco in conversation with
Dr. Susannah Richards with Q&A.  Registration is here

MONDAY OCTOBER 19TH, 3pm  ET

BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL- "Out of this World Storytime"  John Rocco in conversation with
​Cathryn Mercier of Simmons College. Details here

NOV 2-NOV 6

TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL- Details forthcoming, stay tuned! 
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7th  1pm ET
MIAMI BOOK FESTIVAL- National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature
Virtual Book Presentations.  Register here
PAST EVENTS
NOV 18, 2020   WRITING APOLLO: A conversation with Apollo Historians and authors Andrew Chaikin and Jonathan Ward. 
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LOCATION: VIRTUAL EVENT 

DESCRIPTION:  John, Andrew, and Jonathan discuss their own personal journeys writing about the space program. 
​1 Hour
OCT 9, 2020   WOMEN IN STEM: A conversation with Apollo Engineers JoAnn Morgan and Ann Montgomery.
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LOCATION: VIRTUAL EVENT 

DESCRIPTION:  John Rocco talks with two Apollo Engineers as they share stories from their time working on the Apollo missions in the 1960's. 
​ 53 min
OCT 7, 2020    TALES FROM THE ROCKET RANCH: A conversation with Apollo Engineers Stephen Coester and Harvey LeBlanc
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LOCATION: VIRTUAL EVENT 

DESCRIPTION:  John Rocco talks with two Apollo Engineers as they share stories from their time working on the Apollo missions in the 1960's.  45 min
OCT 6, 2020     BOOK LAUNCH: A conversation with David Macaulay at An Unlikely Story to celebrate the publication of my book. 
LOCATION: VIRTUAL EVENT 

DESCRIPTION:  We had a few stops and starts with this one due to technical difficulties, but then we got it figured out. Here is the full video once we did get the kinks worked out. David and I talk about books, process and getting ideas out of our heads and onto the page.  1 HOUR
MAY 6, 2020     ZOOMing Through Space: A conversation with astronauts and authors Scott Kelly & Mike Massimino, moderated by John Rocco 
LOCATION: VIRTUAL EVENT 

DESCRIPTION: Join decorated astronauts and New York Times bestselling authors Scott Kelly and Mike Massimino as they discuss their journey from space to the literary world, and how they became authors of books for both children and adults . Moderated by New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Honor-winner John Rocco, this is a virtual event that the entire family can enjoy.  1 HOUR

Watch the talk here
APRIL 17, 2020     SPLASHDOWN! : A discussion with the engineers who helped bring Apollo 13 home. 
LOCATION: VIRTUAL WEBINAR

DESCRIPTION: To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13's safe return to Earth, John spoke with Apollo Engineers Chuck Lowry (Apollo Parachute Designer), Ed Smith (Chief Engineer of Apollo Command and Service Modules), and Don Rethke (Apollo Lunar Module Life Support Engineer).    1 HOUR 

read about it here on SPACE.com