[meteorite-list] JPL Open House To Take Visitors To The Planets And Beyond

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:11 2004
Message-ID: <200304212348.QAA25533_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
   
NEWS RELEASE: 2003-055 April 21, 2003

JPL OPEN HOUSE TO TAKE VISITORS TO THE PLANETS AND BEYOND

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will hold an
open house on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., taking visitors on a virtual ride through the solar system with
this year's theme, "Journey To The Planets and Beyond."

This fun-filled, family event has a little of everything for space
enthusiasts and non-space buffs, from virtual hang gliding lessons to
a chance to build your own spacecraft and have your picture taken in
infrared light. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with
scientists and engineers, who will staff booths to answer questions
about current and future missions.

Structured around the themes of technology, Earth, Mars, solar system,
and the universe, visitors will see and learn more about how missions
come together. Watch student-built robots compete, or see an android
head and robotic arm come to life. Learn about the devices scientists
use to explore our planet, from the ground below to the outer reaches
of Earth's atmosphere. Or follow the water to Mars through a tour of
the laboratory designed for test-driving robotic vehicles destined for
Mars. Explore the planets as you walk through a scale model of the
solar system. See spacecraft models or touch an iron meteorite.
Learn how we communicate with the spacecraft currently exploring the
solar system and see the world's lightest solid. See "Ring World," a
multimedia presentation on the Cassini mission to Saturn, soon to be
shown in planetariums around the globe.

Admission is free. No backpacks or ice chests are allowed, with the
exception of small purses and diaper bags. Visitors, vehicles and
personal belongings are subject to inspection. JPL is located at 4800
Oak Grove Drive in Pasadena, off the 210 (Foothill) Freeway at the
Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit. Parking is available near the
Oak Grove main gate and on the eastern boundary of JPL, accessible
from Windsor Avenue via the Arroyo Boulevard exit off the 210 Freeway.
 Air-conditioned buses will run non-stop between all lots and JPL's
main gate. Buses and tour guides will move people between different
locations around the facility. Walking is required to some locations.

More information is available at

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pso/oh.html

or call (818) 354-0112. Directions are available at

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/directions.cfm.

The California Institute of Technology, also in Pasadena, manages JPL
for NASA.

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Received on Mon 21 Apr 2003 07:48:18 PM PDT