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Alumnus and NASA Engineer to Kick Off World Space Week at MOSI
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Tampa,
FL – September 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Richard Johanboeke, NASA Engineer,
will visit MOSI on Oct. 3 as the museum
launches the 2014 World Space Week festivities. More than 600 Bay area
students will get the opportunity to ask questions, as well as learn about
NASA projects such as robotic off-world mining, telescopes and the future
of NASA. Following the speaker, join MOSI in Curiosity Park from 11 a.m.
– 3 p.m. to gaze safely at the sun with solar scopes.
To
celebrate World Astronomy day on Oct. 4, MOSI will partner with WEDU/PBS
to present Space Racers, the newest animated series for preschoolers children.
Go on a journey with MOSI and Eagle as we tap into children’s curiosity
in S.T.E.A.M. learning. Later in the evening, take part in Skywatch; see
the stars, gaze at galaxies and try to find the man in the moon. Ask our
astronomy experts your space questions and take advantage of our high-powered
telescopes.
Join
MOSI throughout the week for space related events and activities. Enjoy
daily planetarium shows in The Sanders Planetarium and Hidden Universe
in the Florida Hospital IMAX DOME Theatre. Travel to the moon on a space
transport to help operate a lunar colony in Mission: Moonbase and participate
in emergency simulations to feel like a real astronaut. Get hands-on learning
in Idea Zone, where guests can engineer rockets and learn more about off-world
robotics. Finally, enjoy MOSI’s S.T.E.A.M.punks as they blast off into
space-themed shows. All of these events are free with MOSI general admission
and always free for MOSI members.
A University
of South Florida graduate, Johanboeke began his career with the Department
of Defense supporting the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force in
the continental United States and overseas. He transferred from the Air
Force to join NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in the Human Spaceflight
Office for the Space Shuttle Ground Operation Division and now is in the
Construction and Environmental Support Office. He has directly supported
the launch effort of Space Shuttle Flights STS - 114 through STS - 135,
the Mars Science Laboratory “Curiosity” and the Juno mission to Jupiter.
About
MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry)
MOSI
is a not-for-profit, community-based institution and educational resource
dedicated to advancing public interest, knowledge, and understanding of
science, industry, and technology, and is home to the only IMAX® DOME
Theatre in the state of Florida. With a total size of more than 400,000
square feet, MOSI is the largest science center in the southeastern United
States. Learn through play inside Kids In Charge! the largest Children’s
Science Center in the nation; The Amazing You—a 13,000 square-foot
exhibition on health and wellness; or Disasterville, featuring Bay
News 9 WeatherQuest, which combines education and 10,000 square feet of
interactive exhibits on the science behind natural disasters. Conquer your
fears on MOSI’s Sky Trail® Ropes Course, featuring 35 elements on a
12 – 36 foot high, multilevel structure, or soar 700 feet on the Sky Trail
Zip Line. Budding inventors can Dream It – Make It – Do it in MOSI’s new
technology playground & inventor’s studio, Idea Zone, and preschoolers
can experiment with friction and collision physics in Slippery Science,
a PNC Passport to Science – Grow Up Great Initiative. Additionally, MOSI
recently unveiled its newest exhibition Mission: Moonbase, funded in part
by NASA, where guests can travel to the moon to operate a lunar colony.
MOSI is the proud winner of the 2009 National Medal for Museums by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest honor for
museums. For more information on MOSI, visit www.mosi.org.
Contact:
Megan
Haskins
Museum
of Science & Industry
813-987-6080 |
