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Lunar
CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) |
SEE FLIER: LCROSS Impact Night @ NASA Ames
Research Center -- Printable Flier
NASA Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, CA) will be
hosting an all-night event (October 8 & 9) featuring a real-time
moment in space exploration as the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing
Satellite (LCROSS) impacts the moon to search for water ice and vapor.
This is an opportunity to witness space exploration first hand. See
Frequently Asked Questions
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| Where: |
NASA Ames
Research Center,
Moffett Field, CA |
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Exit Hwy. 101 at Moffett
Blvd (NASA Parkway) |
| When: |
Thursday October
8th 7:00pm through
Friday, October 9th 6:00am
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| Presentations: |
7 - 9:00pm Thursday
• S. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Center Director
• Victoria P. Friedensen, Advanced Capabilities,
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA
• Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 Astronaut |
| Outdoor
Movies |
9:30 pm Thursday - 2:45am Friday
Three Major Motion Pictures Shown:
Fly Me to the Moon - Three young houseflies
stow
away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon. G
The Dish -- Story of the 1969 moon landing from
the standpoint
of a small Australian town. PG-13
October Sky - Not wanting to be a miner, a young
West Virginian
builds rockets with his friends and
later becomes a NASA scientist. PG |
| Musical Performance |
2:45 - 3:15am
Kenji Williams
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| Lunar Impact:
Live Video Coverage |
Friday, 3:20-6:00 am Lunar Impact Coverage:
Expert NASA Commentary |
| Concessions
Available |
• Dinner Fare: Marios Pizza/Pasta/salads
• Jamba Juice: snacks/beverages
• Red Rock Café: Coffee -- 3am to end |
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NASA Ames Site Map (click on map for full size)
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FREE
ADMISSION:
The reserved premier seeting area (zone 1) and tent area
is now full. General seating in zone 2 is available on
a first-come-first- serve basis; come at least 30 minutes
early and bring your own chairs and blankets.
To learn more about LCROSS at: www.nasa.gov/lcross |
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