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Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:00am - Monday, February 20, 2012 - 5:00pm


Celebrate the 50th Anniversary
of John Glenn's Friendship 7 Flight


 
Enjoy these activities Saturday, February 18, only

  • 10:00am – Space Junk Teacher preview IMAX- free of charge Space Junk tells the story of how we have reached the tipping point in Earth’s Low Earth Orbit – potentially jeopardizing space explora- tion for future generations. Reserve your seat on this collision course through space at the Ticket Desk
  • 11:00am- Ultimate Field Trip Lab: What’s the Scoop? Rockets and Robots Classroom

    NASA is headed back to the moon and so are we! Join us as we use the scientific method to test lunar samples. Take these fun experi- ment ideas back to your classroom. Seating in our Lunar Lab is lim- ited. Be sure to reserve your spot at the Ticket Desk.

  • 1:00pm- Space Series Presentation- Expedition Living Davidson Center Digital Theater

    Learn the answer to your students’ most pressing space question “How do you go to the bathroom in space?” This presentation will take you through how astronauts live and work in space.

  • 3:00pm- Ultimate Field Trip Lab: Crater Creators Rockets and Robots Classroom

    When a meteor and the moon meet... See what happens when the immovable object meets the irresistible force. Take these impactful experiment ideas back to your classroom. Seating in the impact zone is limited. Be sure to reserve your spot at the Ticket Desk.

Behind-the-Scenes Space Camp tours will be each hour: 11am, 12p, 1p, 2p, 3p, and 4p

Stop off at our Informational tables located at our Space Museum Entrance. The tables include everything from upcoming exhibits to our Space Academy for Educators program. Be sure to take a moment to register your class to win an Ultimate Field Trip package.

Our friends who will also be present for teachers on Saturday:

  • Sci-Quest
  • Burritt on the Mountain
  • Huntsville Botanical Gardens
  • National Space Club


Teacher identification required upon arrival.

 

 

 

 

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U.S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805