Indianapolis restaurant to host splashdown party, ‘out of this world’ specials
Apr 09, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A downtown Indianapolis restaurant has invited celebrants of Friday evening’s splashdown to watch the astronauts’ return from a trip around the moon on its TVs, with specials on Blue Moon beers and other aptly named drinks.
Selected Hooters Restaurants across the n
ation will be participating, including the one at 25 W. Georgia St., just a short walk from Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the Indiana Convention Center. The downtown location will be the only Hooters to participate in Indiana, said a news release issued Thursday from Anoli Management/Hoot Owl Hooters.
NASA says the splashdown is expected at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT) in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
At the restaurant, Blue Moon drafts will be $2.50, while cosmopolitan cocktails will be $5. A poster on Instragram for the event said to expect “out of this world specials.”
Four astronauts on April 1 embarked on the high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than 53 years and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a moon landing in two years.
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