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Marshall Center’s Free, Public Open House Saturday, May 20

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At the free Open House at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, visitors will get a closeup look behind the scenes of a high-tech research and development complex. At NASA's premier organization for space transportation and propulsion systems, they'll see it does take a rocket scientist to make possible the wonders of America’s space program.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA Marshall Photo

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A crowd reacts to a miniature rocket launch at the 1998 Open House at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Marshall’s free 2000 Open House on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, promises more rocket-powered excitement. Miniature versions of NASA rockets, launched by the Huntsville Area Rocketry Association, will soar several hundred feet, deploy their parachutes, and a "recovery team" will make the retrievals.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA Marshall Photo

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The 2000 Open House at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will be Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT. More than 26,000 people attended the most recent open house, where they learned about the space program, met astronauts and brought home souvenirs.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA Marshall Photo

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The free Open House at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT promises excitement for space fans of all ages. For children, miniature pedal-planes can be booked for a flight. Climbing into realistic airplane simulators, pedaling down a colorful runway and taxiing into a controlled airspace, young people will experience the exhilaration of flight.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA Marshall Photo

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The X-treme Air simulator is just one of the free experiences awaiting the public on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, when NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., opens its doors. For those seeking the thrill of skydiving, the X-treme Air simulator will send them in a "free fall." In an enclosed "flying" area, participants will have the sensation of free falling at 120 mph -- without jumping from a plane.

PHOTO CREDIT: X-treme Entertainment

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Space fans of all ages are invited to the free Open House at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The event is Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA Marshall Photo

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