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Astronomy
Magazine and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Present
Great Balls of Fire Trip and Meteorite Giveaway
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Cape
Canaveral, FL – October 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex and Astronomy
Magazine are partnering to host the Great
Balls of Fire Contest, giving away a 9.6-pound authentic meteorite
collectable and a space adventure trip for four to the Visitor Complex.
The
Great Balls of Fire Contest celebrates the new Great
Balls of Fire interactive exhibit at the Visitor Complex, which allows
guests to discover the risks that asteroids, comets and meteorites present
planet Earth.
The
space adventure trip includes round-trip airfare to Florida, provided by
Astronomy
Magazine, a three-day/two-night stay at the Courtyard by Marriott in
Cocoa Beach, provided by Marriott, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
admission tickets, Lunch With An Astronaut tickets, and a Kennedy Space
Center Up-Close Tour.
The
meteorite, from the prehistoric fall in 1576 at Gran Chaco Gualambra, Argentina,
will be displayed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex through the end
of the contest on Nov. 30.
Guests
can enter the contest at www.Astronomy.com/KennedySweeps
until midnight on Nov. 30. The Great Balls of Fire Contest is open to residents
of the United States and Canada (except Quebec) only.
The
Great Balls of Fire exhibit at the Visitor Complex explores how we keep
track of near-Earth objects while examining the effects of possible impacts.
Within the Great Balls of Fire exhibit is Asteroid Encounter, where guests
can climb aboard a “spaceship” and blast off to the asteroid belt and Jupiter
while compiling data about asteroids and comets. Guests also can explore
what would happen if one of these celestial bodies were to hit their hometown,
determine Science Fact or Science Fiction of Hollywood movie clips and
much more.
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, offering a full day or more of fun and educational activities,
including the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Saturn V Center with
an actual Saturn V moon rocket, the Angry Birds™ Space Encounter, Shuttle
Launch Experience, 3D IMAX® space films, Astronaut Encounter, Exploration
Space: Explorers Wanted and many other interactive exhibits. The new $100
million home for Space Shuttle Atlantis (SM) opened June 29, 2013. Admission
also includes the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, featuring historic
spacecraft and the world’s largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia,
which opens daily at noon and closing times vary by season. Only 45 minutes
from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at
9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. Admission is $50 + tax for
adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex Commander’s Club Annual Pass is $75 + tax for adults and $60 +
tax for children ages 3-11. For more information, call 877-313-2610 or
visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
About
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy,
the world’s best-selling astronomy magazine, offers the most visually stunning,
thorough, and timely coverage of the cosmos. Each monthly issue includes
expert science reporting, vivid photography, complete sky-event coverage,
easy-to-follow observing tips, informative equipment reviews, and more.
All of this comes in a user-friendly style that’s perfect for astronomy
enthusiasts at any level. For more information visit www.Astronomy.com.
About
Courtyard by Marriott in Cocoa Beach
It’s
a New Stay! Our state-of-the-art lobby at Courtyard Cocoa Beach-Cape Canaveral
provides great flexibility and choices for guests. Featuring inviting spaces
to work, play or relax in, free Wi-Fi throughout with easy access to the
latest news, weather and airport conditions via our GoBoard™. Experience
The Bistro – Eat. Drink. Connect.™, which provides guests with healthy
food and beverage offerings in the morning, evening dinner service with
cocktails, and Starbuck coffee all day. The hotel offers a 24 hour fitness
center, all season mineral pool and whirlpool and 24-hour business center.
About
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader, providing
Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places (SM) with hotel, retail,
food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and
scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida; in Yellowstone, Grand
Canyon, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Olympic (Kalaloch Lodge), Shenandoah and
Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges;
The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Harrison Hot Springs Resort &
Spa in British Columbia; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.;
Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in Niagara Falls State
Park. The company also owns and operates Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; the
Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone, which are the West Yellowstone Holiday
Inn, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel, as well as the
new Explorer Cabins, all in West Yellowstone, Mont.; and five luxury resorts
in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island
Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park.
To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com/parks-and-resorts-home.aspx.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned for nearly 100 years by the Jacobs
family, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes the newly acquired Patina Restaurant Group, Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming &
Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware
North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and
Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden.
Through
these companies, Delaware North manages and provides food and beverage
concessions, premium dining, entertainment, lodging, and retail at many
large venues and special places. These include high-profile venues ranging
from sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, national parks, airports,
and some of the top regional casinos in the country.
Delaware
North Companies has revenue exceeding $3 billion annually and 60,000 associates
serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
Contacts:
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
Andrea
Farmer
321-449-4318
Angelica
Deluccia-Morrisey
321-449-4273
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