Entries categorized as ‘Events’
What: a celebration hosted by KSC Center Director Bob Cabana
When: Friday, July 10 starting at 4:30 pm
–>A special phone call from space is planned for 5-5:15 pm!
Where: Milliken’s Reef at Port Canaveral
Share a toast with Astronauts Mike Barratt and Koichi Wakata and Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka as they celebrate 100+ days on the International Space Station. To celebrate the occasion, Mission Control will patch this crew down via phone call to Earth for a virtual mingling with guests between approximately 5:00 and 5:15.
This event is open to the public!
Categories: Events
Tagged: 100+, celebration, ISS, KSC, Milliken's Reef, Port Canaveral
What: Hubble Space Telescope Event
Where: Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Resort in Cocoa Beach
When: Sunday, May 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The event will include family fun exhibits, a Hubble Space Telescope team and Hubble experts will be on hand to answer questions! Bring your family and enjoy this one of a kind event, admission is FREE!
Categories: Events
Tagged: 2009, Cocoa Beach, Holiday Inn, Hubble, Space Telescope
The new Star Trek movie will open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, home to a five-and-a-half story tall IMAX® Theater, on Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Star Trek will be shown three times a day (4:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m) at the Visitor Complex beginning Friday, May 8. After May 25, the movie will be shown twice daily at 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and is scheduled to run through September 7.
Tickets for the 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (after-hours) showings of the movie are $12 + tax and must be purchased in advance at www.KennedySpaceCenter.com (print-at-home tickets available) or by calling the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Reservation Center at 321-449-4400.
Note: After-hours movies do not require a separate admission ticket to KSC!
Categories: Events · News
Tagged: 2009, IMAX, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Star Trek
AIAA Dinner Meeting
Featuring Michael Wetmore, Associate Director
for Engineering and Technical Operations, NASA Kennedy Space Center
speaking on “The State of the Center”
Date: Wednesday April 29, 2009
**Reservations due by April 21!**
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Categories: Events · Friends of NSS Florida
Tagged: 2009, AIAA, April, Cocoa Beach, Dinner Meeting, Engineering, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Michael Wetmore, NASA, Technical Operations
The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space chapter at the University of Central Florida (SEDS at UCF) is hosting a Yuri’s Night event this coming Friday in Orlando.
Yuri’s kNight Cosmic Bowling
Friday, April 17
10pm – 1am
Boardwalk Bowl (10749 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32817)
you MUST send an RSVP to be included:
UCF_SEDS09@yurisnight.net
Categories: Events · Friends of NSS Florida · News
Tagged: 2009, Cosmic Bowling, Orlando, SEDS, UCF, Yuri's kNight, Yuri's Night
Plans are underway for another major celebration here in the space coast to commemorate Yuri’s Night: the anniversary of manned spaceflight–and STS-1!
NSS is teaming up with folks from the new Launching Leaders group at KSC to create 3 Yuri’s Night events, all to be held on April 4:
- “Space Race” 5K Fun Run/Walk
- NASA Education Expo
- “Space Invaders” Costumed Celebration
Additional information and updates can now be found at:
YurisNightSpaceCoast.com
Categories: Events
Tagged: 2009, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Launching Leaders, Space Coast, Yuri's Night
WHAT: The NASA Advisory Council (NAC) public meeting
WHERE: The Hilton Cocoa Beach in the Sea Oats room
WHEN: 8am – 4:30pm on Thursday February 5, 2009
**Business attire is requested** (more…)
Categories: Events
Tagged: Cocoa Beach, Florida, Hilton, NAC, NASA, NASA Advisory Council
