In 1961, President John F. Kennedy vowed to land an American on the moon by the decade’s end, the biggest challenge yet in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. After the United States’s enthralling moon landing in 1969, space exploration took on new forms, bringing exciting opportunities (the Strategic Defense Initiative, popularly known as Star Wars), but also tragedies (the 1986 Challenger explosion). Most recently, NASA has pursued multiple endeavors such as the International Space Station and the Artemis Program. Join us at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to explore the history and legacy of the U.S. space program.

• Historic Site: U.S. Space and Rocket Center
• Hotel: Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center

Gather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals, materials, single-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.