FAMILY-FRIENDLY SPACE EVENT THIS WEEKEND AT THE CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER
See the next generation of space exploration, the Orion Spacecraft; meet
astronauts

This Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, Tallahassee’s Challenger Learning
Center is inviting the public to view a test version of NASA’s Orion
Spacecraft.

Beginning Friday afternoon, the Orion Spacecraft will be stationed outside
the Challenger Learning Center on College Avenue for free public viewing.
Orion experts will be on site to answer your questions and take pictures.
Additionally, Challenger Learning Center invites all children to enjoy FREE
screenings of the Hubble 3D IMAX movie with a special presentation from an
Orion team member.  Astronauts Charles Hobaugh & Jeffery Williams will also
be present to participate in a special Q&A sessions throughout Friday.
Details follow.

FRIDAY, June 24, 2011
• 9 AM – 7:30 PM Orion Exhibit Open to Public Viewing
• Noon – 1 PM: Special Screening of Hubble 3D IMAX Movie with Orion
Guest Speakers (free for kids age 12 and under)
• 12:30 – 1 PM: Q&A session and meet-and-greet with NASA astronauts,
located in lobby
• 1:30 – 2 PM: Second Q&A session and meet-and-greet with NASA
astronauts, located in lobby

SATURDAY, June 25, 2011
• 10 AM – 7:30 PM: Orion Exhibit Open to Public Viewing
• Noon – 1 PM: Special Screening of Hubble 3D IMAX Movie with Orion
Guest Speakers
 (free for kids age 12 and under)

More Orion Information: The Orion is NASA’s chosen craft to carry humans
into deep space following the space shuttle program’s retirement this
year.  The Challenger Learning Center is the last stop before the Orion
test vehicle completes its journey from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research
Center in California to the Kennedy Space Center. You can view the Orion’s
cross-country trek by visiting http://on.fb.me/lu4KV8.