HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is partnering with
Downtown Huntsville Inc., to fill Big Spring Park East in downtown
Huntsville with exhibits, food
trucks, live music, educational opportunities for all ages, and
even a chance to meet an astronaut this Saturday, June 16, for the annual celebration of
NASA and the city of Huntsville --
NASA in the Park. This year's event, to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT, will celebrate the
60th anniversary of the agency's founding in 1958.
More than 60 exhibits and demonstrations by NASA experts, as
well as performances by Marshall
musicians, and hands-on educational activities and games will be
available for all ages. The event is free and open to the public.
NASA experts will be available to media during the event.
Huntsville and Marshall leadership, along with retired NASA
astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson -- a veteran of five space shuttle
missions -- will visit with the public throughout the day. Gibson
and Marshall Center Director Todd
May will lead a parade around the park with children,
accompanied by their families at 10:45 a.m. A short program
at 11 a.m., at the music stage will
honor Marshall's out-of-this-world
contributions to NASA's 60 years of space exploration with
remarks from Gibson, May, Downtown Huntsville Inc. CEO Chad Emerson and other special guests.
NASA's discoveries in aeronautics, space exploration, science
and technology are transforming our understanding of ourselves, our
planet, our solar system and the universe. During this
family-friendly event, attendees can experience the excitement and
mystery of space exploration from both past and present; check out
exhibits highlighting NASA's 60 years of space exploration that
have fundamentally transformed our understanding of the universe we
live in; talk with engineers and scientists who are leading the way
to new discoveries; see and touch the RS-25 rocket engine that was
used to launch the space shuttle and will power NASA's Space Launch
System, America's new heavy-lift rocket.
Media interested in NASA in the Park should contact Angela Storey no later than 4 p.m. CDT on June
14 at angela.d.storey@nasa.gov or 256-714-4370.
For more information about NASA in the Park, follow Marshall on Twitter, Facebook or
Instagram. Join in the conversation online using
#NASAinthePark.
More information about NASA's 60th Anniversary can be found
at:
https://www.nasa.gov/60
More information about Marshall, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/marshall
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