[General] Fwd: "Celebrate the Ride" shuttle event SATURDAY at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

[Ethan Chew]

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ronnie Lajoie <space at knology.net>
Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Subject: Fwd: "Celebrate the Ride" shuttle event SATURDAY at U.S. Space &
Rocket Center
To: local_NSS_members at hal5.org


Dear fellow local NSS members, here is some more
information about tomorrow's Celebrate the Shuttle
event to be held at the Space and Rocket Center.
The event is in EVENING for a change, so it won't
be too hot, and the sun won't be high in the sky.
I hope you can join your HAL5 and NSS members at
this event.  Ad Astra!

-- Ronnie











*Fireworks, astronauts, live music to highlight Marshall shuttle event Aug.
20*


















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.

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.

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.

Participants can preregister at
http://www.spacecamp.com/store/NASA-Event.html. 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.

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.

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.

*
Special guests, performances and activities*
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.

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.

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.

The event will conclude with a 20-minute fireworks display provided by the
event sponsor and cosponsors.

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______________________________**____________
Ronnie M. Lajoie, space at knology.net
Home: 256-721-1083, Cell: 256-509-3833
Work: 256-461-5934, FAX: 256-542-6523
Member, Huntsville Alabama L5 Society
Web Site: http://www.HAL5.org/
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