Fri, Oct 22, 2010
SpaceX To Participate In USA Science & Engineering Festival
In Washington, DC
SpaceX said Thursday it is proud to participate in this year's
USA Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall in
Washington, DC October 23-24, 2010.
SpaceX Dragon Artist's Concept
The goal of the USA Science & Engineering Festival is to
recruit the next generation of scientists and engineers, in part by
engaging K-12 students in how science is part of their daily lives.
These growing fields need more Americans with the education and
experience to work in them, and are vitally important to the future
of our nation. "Our nation's talent is our most valuable resource,"
said Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and CTO. "Inspiring the next generation
to pursue careers in science and engineering is one of the best
ways to ensure our country's long-term economic strength."
Hundreds of science and engineering companies, professional
associations, colleges and universities, K-12 schools and other
organizations are participating in two weeks of events at the
festival. The grand finale of the USA Science & Engineering
Festival is a two-day expo on the National Mall.
At the SpaceX expo booth, families will have the chance to see
and touch an engineering model of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft that
NASA will use to haul cargo to and from the International Space
Station after the Space Shuttle retires, and that will one day
carry astronauts. Dragon is set to make its inaugural flight this
year.
Expo attendees will also be able to see videos of SpaceX rockets
and spacecraft being built and tested. To help those attending
remember the out-of-this-world experience, SpaceX will be taking
and handing out pictures in front of green screen images of the
Dragon spacecraft as it docks with the International Space Station
or the Falcon 9 rocket launching into space from Cape
Canaveral.
The SpaceX booth will be on the Mall at booth number 333, on 4th
Street just north of Jefferson, not far from the Smithsonian Air
& Space Museum.
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