+ 1970 News Releases (7.6 Mb PDF file) - NASA

h' TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
483-5111 October 19, 1970
MSC 70-116
HOUSTON_ TEXAS--A special space science program for school groups
has been established at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center.
Invitations to participate have been mailed to administrators of the
927 schools in the 23 counties within 100 miles of Houston.
The lecture-demonstration will be given each Wednesday throughout
the school year to acquaint students with space science concepts_ applications_
m_jor accomplishments_ and future objectives. A question and answer period
will be included in each program, followed by an opportunity to view a
current NASA film and the exhibits and artifacts of manned space flight on
display in the Visitor Orientation Center.
An optional self-guided tour through several operational facilities
is available_
also.
The program will be presented for grades one through six on the first
and third Wednesdays of each month and for grades seven through twelve on
the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
Reservations must be made by writing the Manned Spacecraft Center_
Special Events Office, Code AP5_ Houston, Texas 77058, or by calling
area code 713_ 483-4321.
Invitations have gone -50 schools in the following counties: Austin,
Brazos_ Chambers_ Colorado_ Fort Bend_ Galveston_ Grimes, Hardin_ Harris,
Jackson_ dasper_ Jefferson_ Liberty, Matagorda_ Montgomery_ Orange, Polk_
San Jacinto, Victoria, Walker_ Waller, Washington, and Wharton.