posted 08-12-2011 01:21 PM               

LIVE FROM NEW YORK... Join NASA and Eventi on Wednesday, August 17th from 10am to 4pm as the Eventi Plaza is transformed into a "mini-space outpost" filled with displays of cool NASA gadgets and interactive exhibits for children and adults including:

• Q&A session with the astronaut crew of Atlantis, the last space mission shuttle
  
• An actual Mars Rover
  
• Demonstrations of space exploration & shuttle launches
  
• The Journey to Tomorrow trailer featuring an interactive environment packed with hands-on activities and digital learning stations
  
• The Eyes on the Solar System exhibit
  
• A 3-D virtual experience which allows visitors to hop on an asteroid or fly with NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft and much more...

Space explorers/fans can get more details and a sneak-peak of the NASA-Eventi event via Facebook.

posted 08-13-2011 12:34 PM               

Elmo Joins Space Shuttle Crew at New York City Event

Elmo, Sesame Street's furry red monster, will appear at NASA's free public event at 10:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Eventi Plaza located behind the hotel on the Avenue of the Americas between 29th and 30th Streets in New York City.

There, Elmo will join the crew of space shuttle Atlantis. Elmo was recently a special guest at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8 where he saw the liftoff of the final space shuttle mission. NASA is pleased to be working with Sesame Street and focusing on STEM education, encouraging children to think critically about science, technology, engineering and math.

The New York event, titled "What's Your Favorite Space?," will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Eventi Plaza will be transformed into a miniature space outpost filled with displays including: an inflatable Mars rover; demonstrations; interactive exhibits; video segments; children's activities and more.

NASA has begun a reinvigorated exploration, innovation and technology development program that promises to lead humans and robots to an array of challenging destinations. Preview those destinations at the Eventi Hotel through the eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope and the scientific satellites that are the precursors to journeys beyond low-Earth orbit and into deep space.

posted 08-16-2011 04:31 PM               

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Originally posted by WAWalsh:
(there seems to be a conflict between this event and the AMNH)?

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posted 08-17-2011 04:31 PM               

Following the Eventi, they did a not open to the public appearance at the Hall of Science in Queens, as well as meeting with Mayor Bloomberg. (Lori Garver, NASA's deputy administrator, was at the Eventi and would be with the 135 crew at the other events.)

posted 08-17-2011 05:42 PM               

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Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:
...they did a not open to the public appearance at the Hall of Science in Queens

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STS-135 pilot Doug Hurley celebrates his putt while playing a hole of miniature golf with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, second from right, as NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, Sandy Magnus, Rex Walheim and commander Chris Ferguson, left, look on at the Hall of Science, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2011, in the Queens section of New York. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

posted 08-18-2011 12:30 PM               

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, talks about the construction around the site where the World Trade Center once stood to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, and members of the STS-135 crew including commander Chris Ferguson, left, mission specialist Rex Walheim, second right, and pilot Doug Hurley, rear, as they tour the area, Wednesday evening, Aug. 18, 2011, in New York. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)