NASA's Space Exploration Exhibit Lifts Off At Wannado City Nov. 12-14

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Nov. 10, 2008

Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov

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

RELEASE: 28-08

NASA'S SPACE EXPLORATION EXHIBIT LIFTS OFF AT WANNADO CITY NOV. 12-14

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - America's plans for opening the space frontier, 
including new exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages beyond, 
are featured in an interactive exhibit that will be open to the 
public in Sunrise, Fla., Nov. 12-14. 

The NASA Exploration Experience exhibit will complement space-themed 
activities at Wannado City, an indoor, role-playing theme park for 
kids ages two to 14. Wannado City is located at 12801 West Sunrise 
Blvd. in downtown Sunrise. The public is invited to tour the exhibit 
each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

The exhibit simulates a breathtaking visit to the first destination on 
America's new journey into the solar system: Earth's moon.

"Interactive control panels and activity stations, immersive 3D 
imagery and audio effects will plunge visitors into a not-too-distant 
future on the moon," said NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Outreach 
Coordinator Kirk Pierce, a spokesperson for the exhibit. "They'll 
discover what it will be like to live and work on the surfaces of 
other worlds -- and how it will benefit life back home on Earth."

NASA staffers will be on hand to answer questions and discuss some of 
the thousands of technologies used on Earth as a result of years of 
space-based research and development by the agency and its partners.

Touring the NASA Exploration Experience exhibit takes approximately 12 
minutes. The exhibit is wheelchair accessible.

"Exhibit visitors can learn how our quality of life improves when 
America's space exploration activities refine existing technologies 
or develop new breakthroughs in areas such as power generation, 
computer technology, communications, networking and robotics," Pierce 
said. "Visitors also can learn how other advanced technologies are 
increasing the safety and reliability of space transportation 
systems, while also reducing costs." 

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the 
traveling exhibit for the agency's Exploration Systems Mission 
Directorate in Washington. 

For more information about Wannado City, visit:

http://www.wannadocity.com

For more information about NASA's exploration plans, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration 

	
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