From: "Jacques van Oene" Newsgroups: sci.space.news Subject: Have a blast this summer at Stennissphere Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 19:28:10 +0200 Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena CA Approved: sci-space-news@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Message-ID: <019d01c329f5$82421100$d1cd5dd5@chello.nl> charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: nntp1.jpl.nasa.gov 1054661256 5839 137.78.16.91 (3 Jun 2003 17:27:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@newsfeed.jpl.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Jun 2003 17:27:36 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Originator: daemon@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Xref: newsread1.funet.fi sci.space.news:13649 NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John C. Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 KSB-03-069 (228) 688-3341 June 2, 2003 Lanee Cooksey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASA News Chief (228) 688-3341 HAVE A BLAST THIS SUMMER AT STENNISPHERE HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. - This summer, do something fun, educational and entertaining - that won't break the family's budget. Visit StenniSphere, Stennis Space Center's award-winning visitor center in Hancock County, where you and your family can "go aboard" the International Space Station or be transported to Mars! You'll find these adventures and more at Stennis, America's largest rocket test complex and discover why all astronauts travel into space on engines tested at Stennis Space Center. The visitor center is open daily and free of charge. A world of space adventure is featured in 14,000 square feet of interactive exhibits. Visitors can try their hand at piloting the Space Shuttle in a realistic cockpit simulator; walk through a mock-up of the International Space Station to see how astronauts live and work; sit at the controls of a Space Shuttle Main Engine test in the Test Control Center exhibit; take a walk under the sea; and more. Outdoor exhibits include real rocket engines - including F-1 and J-2 engines that powered the Saturn V, the rocket that took take Americans to the Moon - a Space Shuttle Main Engine and solid rocket booster; a scale model of the Saturn V Moon rocket; a 68-foot Jupiter C rocket; a Learjet used in NASA's remote sensing applications; a full-scale NOMAD data buoy; a realistic Mars habitat; a covered pavilion; and picnic area. Added attractions include a 1960s-style diner, the RocKeTeria, a motion simulator ride ($4 for children ages 14 and under; $5 for adults) and the Space Odyssey Gift Shop, with out-of-this-world souvenirs and gifts. StenniSphere inspires visitors to reach beyond the stars by teaching them about NASA, Stennis Space Center and space exploration's rich history and exciting future. Visitors begin their journey at the Launch Pad at the Hancock County Welcome Center, I-10, Exit 2. From there, they register, receive special visitors' badges to wear during their visit, and ride a shuttle bus to StenniSphere, getting a tour of Stennis Space Center along the way. Buses travel to and from the Launch Pad at 15-minute intervals all day, so visitors can stay as long as they wish. StenniSphere is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. It is closed on major holidays. For more information, call (228) 688-2370 or 1-800-237-1821 (Option 1) in Mississippi or Louisiana or visit www.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors. -END- ---- Jacques :-) Editor: www.spacepatches.info ------------------------------------------------------