07.01.11

Kathy Barnstorff
kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov
757-864-9886, 757-344-8511 (mobile)MEDIA ADVISORY: 11-058

NASA LANGLEY ROCKETS TO ASHLAND, KY., FOR SUMMER MOTION

HAMPTON, VA. -- A team from NASA's Langley Research Center is excited 
to be returning to Summer Motion in Ashland, Ky. for the second year 
in a row.

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&rsaquo; NASA Langley Research Center
&rsaquo; Summer Motion 
</div> NASA technicians and others from the Hampton, Va., facility 
will be part of a special exhibit, July 2 - 3 at Ashland's Central 
Park that will highlight NASA's contributions to aerospace research 
and everyday life.

Visitors to Summer Motion will have the opportunity to see and touch 
items that have actually flown in space, including gloves and tools. 
They will be able to check out space food, an astronaut suit and 
learn how tires -- a technology that many of us take for granted 
driving everyday -- are used in space travel.

On display will be a wheel exhibit that shows tires used here on Earth 
and some designed for outer space, including a shuttle and rover 
tire. Staffers say one of the most popular parts of the NASA Langley 
exhibit is the mementoes, including NASA stickers and bags that 
guests can take home. Summer Motion visitors will also have the 
chance to test their NASA knowledge and win a prize and have a 
picture of their face inserted into a "postcard from space.

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