:D<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ronnie Lajoie</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:space@knology.net">space@knology.net</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 1:24 PM<br>
Subject: Fwd: "Celebrate the Ride" shuttle event SATURDAY at U.S. Space & Rocket Center<br>To: <a href="mailto:local_NSS_members@hal5.org">local_NSS_members@hal5.org</a><br><br><br>
Dear fellow local NSS members, here is some more<br>
information about tomorrow's Celebrate the Shuttle<br>
event to be held at the Space and Rocket Center.<br>
The event is in EVENING for a change, so it won't<br>
be too hot, and the sun won't be high in the sky.<br>
I hope you can join your HAL5 and NSS members at<br>
this event. Ad Astra!<br>
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-- Ronnie<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><h2><b>Fireworks, astronauts, live music to
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Thousands are expected to flock to NASA's "Celebrate the Ride"
shuttle event Aug. 20 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in
Huntsville. Hosted by the Marshall Center, the celebration will
commemorate the historic, 30-year Space Shuttle Program, and honors the
legacy of innovation and inspiration the shuttle represents for current
and future generations of American explorers.<br>
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Marshall civil service employees and retirees, contractors and their
families are encouraged to join Huntsville-area residents and the public
for the event, set for 6-10 p.m. CDT.<br>
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Tickets are $5 per person, which includes a meal of a hot dog, chips and
soft drink for each guest and access to the entire museum and most rides.
Admittance is free for children 3 or younger. IMAX movie presentations
are an additional $5 per person. Other meals, drinks and refreshments
will be available for purchase. Cake and a commemorative Space Shuttle
Program cup will be provided to each guest at no additional charge.<br>
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Participants can preregister at
<a href="http://www.spacecamp.com/store/NASA-Event.html" target="_blank">http://www.spacecamp.com/store/NASA-Event.html</a>.
Marshall team members also may purchase tickets Aug. 17-19 at the Space
Shop in Building 4203. Those who preregister or buy tickets at the Space
Shop should bring with them a printout of their registration for
admission and to receive their meal. Visitors also may register at the
door Aug. 20.<br>
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Overflow parking for the event will be available, and continuous bus
service will be provided to and from all parking sites, including the
former Chrysler Building at 103 Wynn Drive; Redstone Federal Credit Union
at Wynn Drive; Calhoun Community College/Sci-Quest parking lots at 102-D
Wynn Drive; the Teledyne Brown Engineering lot at 300 Sparkman Drive
Northwest; and the Lockheed Martin lot at 4800 Bradford Drive
Northwest.<br>
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The event is sponsored by The Boeing Company and cosponsored by the Space
& Rocket Center; the Huntsville operations of Lockheed Martin Space
Systems Co., ATK Space Launch Systems, Jacobs, United Space Alliance and
Teledyne Brown Engineering; and by Sam's Club of South Huntsville.<br>
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Special guests, performances and activities</b><br>
During the festivities, participants can meet and mingle with a number of
veteran shuttle astronauts, including Lee Archambault, Jan Davis, Jim
Halsell, Shane Kimbrough, Fred Leslie, Lee Morin, Dan Tani and Butch
Wilmore. NASA shuttle managers and engineers from the Marshall Center,
Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center also will participate.
Autograph sessions will be available at sites across the Space &
Rocket Center throughout the evening.<br>
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Live music acts will perform on a number of stages throughout the
evening. Performers will include ensembles from the U.S. Army Materiel
Command Band, including their Dixie band, jazz combo, rock band and jazz
orchestra; the Wranglers, a group of Marshall Center engineers who work
in the Space Shuttle Projects Office; and members of the Marshall Music
Club.<br>
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The event also will include rides, games, large-screen shuttle videos,
Oscar the interactive robot, an inflatable space shuttle slide and other
activities for children. Special Marshall Center exhibits and
presentations will showcase the center's role in developing and flying
the shuttle throughout the life of the program, and the many
accomplishments it enabled.<br>
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The event will conclude with a 20-minute fireworks display provided by
the event sponsor and cosponsors.<br>
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Ronnie M. Lajoie, <a href="mailto:space@knology.net" target="_blank">space@knology.net</a><br>
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