KA1MOM writes on barc-list:
AIR & SPACE DAY 2003
June 21, 2003 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Livingston Recreational Field, Livingston St., Tewksbury, MA
AIR & SPACE DAY 2003 is a free, fun, family, educational event, created to
show children that science, math, and history can be fun. Optional donations
will be used to build an observatory for Tewksbury schools.
Invited Guests
· %@!#%& Gordon Gemini XI and Apollo XII Astronaut
· John Dobson Inventor of the Dobsonian telescope
· Lt. Col. Mike Stockwell Dual qualified jet and helicopter pilot
· Cliff Reed Tuskegee Airman (pilot 332nd Squadron WWII
)
· Arlene Marland Pilot, The Ninetynines aircraft ferry squadron
WWII
· Jessa Piaia Amelia Earhart Impersonator
· Don “Dr. Flush” Rethke Inventor of the space shuttle toilets
Planned Events & Displays
· 10 hot air balloons, including the largest freeform Hot air balloon in the
world
· Blimp – Kermit Kraft 1 – gondola
· NASA Glenn Research Center Mobile Aeronautics Education Laboratory
· F-22 attack jet flight simulator
· Skydivers – 2 jumps – All female skydiving team
· Paragliders, including a powered paraglider smoke show
· Ultralights
· Hang Gliders
· 9 helicopters, including State Police, Coast guard, National guard, TV
channels
4, 5 and 7, and helicopter rides
· Model Rocket Launching Clinic – 300 kits
· Radio Control and Control-line flying model airplanes
· StarLab planetarium
· Astronomy and Telescope Making ( stargazing party now planned for
8:00pm to 10:00pm )
· FAA Portable Control Tower
· Boston Museum of Science display
· Universe Productions DVD tour of the solar system
· Apollo Space Suit
· Paper Airplane Making
· American Radio Relay League – Ham radio, with Kids’ Day special event
station
· Robotics demo (Lawrence and Lowell high schools )
· Gyro Ring Ride
· Concessions
· Bounce houses
· Rocket car
Colleges
· WPI MIT Harvard BU Northeastern Daniel Webster College
Authors Row
· Authors of Space and Aviation books including 1000 “make your own
Hovercraft” books being given to children (donated by Lockheed)
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There’s more detail, as well as updates to th participant list as more are
added, at:
http://spacemanning.net/sd2003.htm
This one sounds like a lot of fun for the entire family.
-= Bill McIninch, Jr. =-
KA1MOM