08.02.12

Tim Hall, Strategist 
U.S. Space & Rocket Center 
256-701-0916 
timh@spacecamp.com 

Angela Storey 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034 
angela.d.storey@nasa.gov 

Janet Anderson 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034 
janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-078

SPACE & ROCKET CENTER, NASA MARSHALL TO HOST 'SNOOZEUM' AUG. 5 IN CELEBRATION OF CURIOSITY LANDING; TO AIR LIVE ON USTREAM

What: NASA's Curiosity rover is scheduled to land on Mars at 12:30 
a.m. CDT Aug. 6 -- opening the door to discovering more about the Red 
Planet's deepest and unfounded regions. To celebrate this momentous 
event, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, along with NASA's Marshall 
Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will host an overnight 
"snoozeum" under the Saturn V rocket at the Davidson Center for Space 
Exploration. Several Mars-themed activities are planned, including 
guest speakers, a digital movie, a late meal and celebratory pancake 
breakfast the next morning. The event is open to families with 
children ages 7 and older. Media is invited to attend. The event will 
be broadcast live on Ustream: 

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc 

When: Sunday, Aug. 5. Check-in time is 8 p.m. Check-out time is 8 a.m. 
Aug. 6. 

Where: U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Davidson Center for Space 
Exploration 

To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact 
Tim Hall at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center at 256-701-0916; Angela 
Storey in the Marshall Public & Employee Communications Office at 
256-714-4370; or Janet Anderson in the Marshall Public & Employee 
Communications Office at 256-724-0314 no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, 
Aug. 3. 

For more information about the Mars landing, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/mars

	
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