As visitors to the famous TCL Chinese Theatre walk among the stars on Sat., Feb. 15, they'll also be able to touch the moon thanks to NASA'sDriven to Exploremobile exhibit.
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The mobile exhibit's opening visit will kick off a week of Destination Station activities in the Los Angeles area as the agency shares the accomplishments, promise and opportunities for research aboard the International Space Station.
The exhibit also will be open to the public at Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena; University of California, Irvine; Culver City; Griffith Observatory; and the California Science Center in Pasadena.
The exhibit shows how research aboard the International Space Station benefits people on Earth and honors the legacy of American achievement in space with one of only eight moon rocks in the world that visitors can touch. The nearly 4-billion-year-old lunar sample was returned to Earth by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972, the last time astronauts landed on the moon.
The TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. is now showing GravityinIMAX 3D and the IMAX documentaryHubble 3D. It will host the unique NASA exhibit from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. PST Sat., Feb. 15.
Dates and locations for the Driven to Explore exhibit are (all times PST):
Feb. 15: TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Feb. 17: Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Feb. 18: University of California, Irvine (Beckman Center) (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Feb. 19: Culver City "City Walk," 9300 Culver Blvd. (10 a.m.-9 p.m.)
Feb. 20: Griffith Observatory, 2800 East Observatory Road, Los Angeles (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Feb. 21-22: California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
About NASA's Driven to Explore Exhibit:
NASA'sDriven to Exploremobile, multimedia exhibit immerses visitors in the story of NASA, using imagery and audiovisual technology.Driven to Explore has no separate admission charge and is designed for all ages. Touring the exhibit takes about 10 minutes.
For more about the Driven to Explore exhibit, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/outreach/exhibit_Driven_to_Explore_Trailer.html
For more about Destination Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/destinationstation
For more about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
About TCL Chinese Theatre
Since 1927, The TCL Chinese Theatre has been the home of the most important, star- powered red carpet movie premieres and special events, where Hollywood's biggest and brightest talents have come to watch their movies. The most famous movie theatre on the globe is world-renowned for its unique forecourt of the stars, featuring cement hand and footprints of major movie stars, from Marilyn Monroe to Brad Pitt, and numerous stars from all eras of Hollywood. In 2013, the main theatre was relaunched as the world's largest IMAX® theatre. Six additional theatres, The TCL Chinese 6, are part of the Hollywood & Highland complex. For TCL information, contact Jerry Brown, Jerry Digney, Digney Mario & Co., 323-993-3000, jbrown@digneymariopr.com
Contact: William Jeffs, Johnson Space Center, Houston, 281-483-5111,william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov
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