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Press RoomMedia Contacts: David Perry, Judyth Collin, Marketing Coordinator This document and all Chabot Space & Science Center news releases may be found online at www.chabotspace.org under Press room. New Chabot Space & Science Center Marks Second Anniversary (August 9, 2002, OAKLAND, CA) — CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER celebrates the second anniversary of the opening of its state-of-the-art facilities high in the Oakland Hills on Sunday, August 18. Visitors will be invited to share a piece of birthday cake while enjoying the Science Center's many attractions. Currently on exhibit through September 15 is "The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered," an interactive exhibit created by Discovery Channel in partnership with Clear Channel Entertainment-Exhibitions, Inc. The exhibit includes the actual Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft that astronaut Gus Grissom rode into space in July 1961, which sank on impact to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Recovered from its watery resting place 38 years later and painstakingly restored, the spacecraft is the highlight of the exhibition, which also includes hands-on exhibits, a centrifuge, and artifacts and film footage from the space mission and recovery expeditions. Since opening the doors of its new buildings and observatories in August 2000, Chabot Space & Science Center has hosted more than 200,000 visitors, including thousands of students from the Oakland Unified School district, who receive science and technical training through the Science Center's acclaimed educational programs. Since opening, Chabot Space & Science Center has continued to mark new accomplishments and receive honors for its programs, including Governor Gray Davis' 2002 Technology & Innovation Award. Chabot's staff of educators, astronomers, and exhibit and technical specialists have added to the Science Center's programs and facilities, including progress on construction of Chabot's new 36"-inch telescope observatory; special astronomical events during last year's Leonid Meteor Shower and the recent solar eclipse; a new Sci-fi/Adventure Film Series in the Tien MegaDome Theater; a live Music Under the Stars series in the Ask Jeeves Planetarium; and Chabot's first self-organized exhibit, "Spaceflight: Journey to the Stars," which returns to the galleries this Fall in a new and expanded format. CHANGE IN HOURS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR Beginning September 3, 2002, Academic year hours at Chabot Space & Science Center are:
CHABOT CLOSED TO PUBLIC FOR MAINTENANCE SEPTEMBER 16—20 Chabot's facilities will be closed to the public from September 16–20, in order to perform needed maintenance on the Planetarium's Zeiss Starball fiberoptic projector, and to install the new exhibit, Spaceflight: Journey to the Stars, organized by Chabot Space & Science Center and NASA, which opens to the public on September 28. The exhibit invites visitors to climb into a space capsule, land a lunar module on the Moon, and take a tour of the Solar System through artifacts and hands-on exhibits. Chabot Space & Science Center is located at 10000 Skyline Blvd. in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. General admission is $8.00/$5.50 seniors and children. Children under 3 are admitted free; Students with ID receive a $1.00 discount. General admission to the galleries is FREE on the first Wednesday of each month (with an additional charge for Ask Jeeves Planetarium and Tien MegaDome Theater). Tickets may be purchased at the door, or by calling (510) 336-7373. Advance tickets are available on-line at www.ticketweb.com or by phone at (866) 468-3399. For information, call (510) 336-7300, or visit the Chabot Space & Science Center website at www.chabotspace.org # # # | |||||||||||
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