June 5, 2008

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja r alexander@nasa gov

Isabel Lara Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington 202-633-2374 Laral@si edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-114

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO 'SPACE: A JOURNEY TO OUR FUTURE' PREVIEW

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum invite media to preview the "Space: A Journey to Our Future" traveling exhibit on Thursday, June 12, at 11 a m EDT The museum is located at Independence Ave and Sixth Street S W in Washington The exhibit highlights current projects in space exploration, including satellites, space telescopes and methods of living in space It also provides a glimpse of future human space travel

Highlights of the exhibit include a lunar base camp, where visitors can experience what it would be like to live on the moon, an up-close look at NASA's Constellation Program, and a model of Orion, the spacecraft that will take human explorers back to the moon There's also an illustrated timeline of NASA's 50 years of space exploration and a multimedia 360-degree "Future Theatre "

Interested reporters must R S V P by email to Isabel Lara or Sonja Alexander by 3 p m , June 11 The exhibit and NASA's participation in the Folk Life Festival on the National Mall later this month will continue the agency's 50th anniversary celebration

The exhibit was developed and is being transported by Evergreen Exhibitions of San Antonio to help celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary

For more information on NASA's 50th Anniversary celebration, visit:

http://www nasa gov/50th

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