Come along to learn the incredible story of then 16 year old Dermot Gethings, a Nasa student Ambassador of the Apollo 17 Launch back in 1972

Join us for a screening of the short documentary The Custodian of the Goodwill Moon Rock (Sarah Bullough, 2026) followed by a Q&A with Dermot Gethings, Vice Chair of PADAS (Preston and District Atronomical Society).

The film tells the story of Dermot Gethings, who was invited by NASA in 1972 (Age 16) to witness the Apollo 17 launch, NASA’s last mission to the moon.

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The event will be held in the Darwin Lecture Theatre.

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Refreshments will be served from 6:00pm.

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