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THE SEA COAST ECHO • HANCOCK TODAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
Grand Opening ceremony
New Exhibits
Swamp to Space - a tribute to the families who relocated to make way for construction of Stennis Space Center, along with a history of the center and information on the local environment and how it is being preserved;
Evolution of Space Flight -
a pictorial history of NASA's journey into space, starting with the Goddard rocket and progressing through NASA's Generation X;
Needlepoint	Mission
Patches - tht* Needlepoint Guild of America generously donated needlepoint replicas of mission patches from all human space flight missions, which wil! be displayed in the Mission Y-'ZK Walkway;
Test Control Center - a Space Shuttle Main Engine and
learn how to mix 'rocket fuel,” in a model of a test control center;
Shuttle Cockpit - sit in a
shuttle cockpit and view astronauts working in the payload bay;
The Motion Simulator -
feel the motion of a ride to Mars or to the intergalactic glaciers of Saturn. This is the only attrac-
tion at StenniSphere for which there is a charge. Individual rides are $4. For groups of 10 or more, the in ?ividua! i> >■’>
Earth Balloon - travel inside the Knrth to hear lectures on Earth science;
International	Space
Station - learn about living and working in space;
Exploring the Cosmos -visit a simulated landscape on a Saturn moon and watch * r " f
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StemwSpberes Hours of Operation are:
9.30 a m. to 6:00 p.m., Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the rest of th** year
Call 1 800 937-1B21 or 'MB) 6RR 9370 for information
Stennis
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unique 125,000-acre acoustical buffer zone to the nation's largest rocket propulsion testing center before going to StenniSphere.
The RocKeTeria, a space-themed, retro restaurant offers a full menu from burgers and po-boys to soft drinks and real fountain sodas. The Space Odyssey Gift Shop
provides the opportunity to take home the "Right Stuff” as souvenirs or gifts.
The ride on the Motion Simulator that imitates flights to Mars or Saturn is the only attraction at StenniSphere for which there is a charge.
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