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John C. Stennis Space Center
(228) 688-3341 March 25, 2004 Paul Foerman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
STS-04-020
NASA News Chief
(228) 688-3341
STENNISPHERE’S ASTRO CAMP SATURDAYTO EXPLORE ROCKETRY
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. – What better way for children to have fun and keep learning during Spring Break than to go on a space mission? StenniSphere’s next Astro Camp Saturday, themed “Rocketry 101,” blasts off April 17, 2004. In this session of the popular space camp, children ages 9-12 will learn what makes rockets fly as they build and launch a model rocket.
“Astro Camp crewmembers will design, build and test a rocket based on the principles that would be used to build a rocket suitable for returning astronauts to the Moon, traveling to Mars and beyond,” said Maria Lott, Astro Camp Saturday director. “Campers will explore the principles of space travel – how far away the Moon and Mars are, how long it would take to get there, what supplies they would need and how to survive in the environment of space.”
The camp takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA Stennis Space Center, America’s largest rocket test complex. The cost is $50 and includes lunch in the RocKeTeria and all supplies. Campers begin their mission at the Launch Pad, located at the Hancock County Welcome Center, I-10, Exit 2.
Space is limited to the first 25 applicants. To register, or for more information, call 1-800-237-1821 or (228) 688-2370 or visit /centers/ssc/public/visitors and click on the Astro Camp Saturday link.
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