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

[WebDawg]

Wish I could have went.  Was busy.



On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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
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> 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
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> I hope you can join your HAL5 and NSS members at
> this event.  Ad Astra!
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> -- Ronnie
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> *Fireworks, astronauts, live music to highlight Marshall shuttle event
> Aug. 20*
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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.
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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.
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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.
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> 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.
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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.
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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.
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> 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.
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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.
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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.
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> 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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