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Mars Lander Party In Tucson Saturday Night--Open To Public!

To most people, the words Tucson and space exploration don't necessarily go together. Nevertheless, the University of Arizona and Tucson have a rich history of contribution to NASA and the field of space exploration that dates to the 1960s.

                                                      (NASA Artist Rendering)

Memorial Weekend, the Phoenix Mars Mission is scheduled to land on the surface of The Red Planet and Tucson will be celebrating the first public university-led mission in NASA history.

The parties start 7 PM Saturday, May 24 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort with a Mars In Tucson Party, hosted by Phoenix Mars Mission Specialists.

A landing celebration on campus is open to the public as well, on Sunday, May 25, from 3pm to 8pm. The party will be held in 3 locations at once with live feeds from the lander, educational exhibits and much more:

Kuiper Space Sciences Building
Sonett Space Sciences Building
Flandrau: The UA Science Center

Children of all ages are encouraged to attend this historic event. Phoenix Mars Mission/U of A Page

Posted by Kent Simpson REALTOR®, CNS®, AHS®, RECS® on 05/21/2008 11:09 PM

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2 Comments on Mars Lander Party In Tucson Saturday Night--Open To Public!

I have been "glued" to this- it has been completely awesome.

05/27/2008 11:49 AM

by Chuck Willman, Arizona East Valley Realtor® (Gentry Realty)

Thanks for stopping by, Chuck - I get a big thrill out of this stuff, too!

05/27/2008 11:27 PM

by Kent Simpson REALTOR®, CNS®, AHS®, RECS® (with The Pepper Group™ Diversified Real Estate)

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