Apollo’s Sister is a performance talk by the KOSMICA Institute in Mexico that explores the history of women in space activities. 50 years later after the Moon landings it’s important to remember that Apollo had a sister: Artemis.
Man on the Moon
In 1959 a group of women were trained to go to the moon, but they were never able to arrive since NASA completely dismissed the idea. Instead, a new program called Apollo was started and history showed us that only 12 men walked on the moon intentionally leaving out the opportunity for female participation. The socio-political configuration is now different from 40 years ago, offering artists and society new opportunities to show the ways in which we imagine and inhabit the cosmos.
Apollo had a sister: Artemis
Through a performance talk, Mariana Paredes and Stephanie León (members of KOSMICA Institute), will carry out a historical, critical and poetic walk on the presence of women in space. The main objective of this event is to open questions and broaden gender perspectives inside and outside our planet.
This event is part of KOSMICA's activities around one of our key topics: space feminism.
Address
Monumento a la Revolución
Plaza de la República S/N,
Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc,
06030 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México
MEMORIES
thanks to
Agencia Espacial Mexicana