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IMAX Space Adventure Hubble – St. Augustine, Fl

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Latest IMAX Space Adventure Hubble Blasts Off From World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX® Theater

Blast off with the Atlantis STS-125 crew to experience Hubble’s awe-inspiring imagery and also to witness some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed. Through the power of IMAX, Hubble will enable viewers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history.

Look into the Hubble Space Telescope
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves. Hubble is an IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures production, in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The film is recommended for general audiences and has a running time of 43 minutes.

Glow-in-the-dark Golf, Dinner and the movie
The adventure begins on Friday March 19, 2010, with an “Out-of-this-World VIP Dinner and Movie Package” featuring a dinner buffet at Fairways Café from 6 to 7:15 p.m. The package includes glow-in-the-dark golf at the Hall of Fame’s 18-hole putting course from 7:15 to 8 p.m., authentic meteorite fragments for each guest and chances to win prizes including lunch with an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center and a star registry kit. The feature presentation, Hubble, will be shown at 8:15 p.m. VIP tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children ages four through 12 and may be purchased by calling (904) 940-4118. General admission tickets for the 8:15 p.m. show are also available for purchase.

NASA flight suit Photo Op and More
The following day, Saturday, March 20, families can enjoy a variety of activities around the new film from noon to 3 p.m. including photo opportunities with a NASA flight suit, NASA items on display, courtesy of Kennedy Space Center, a bounce house, Cold Stone Creamery samples and an assortment of giveaways. Guests also can enjoy the theater’s “Cosmic Combo” which offers $2 off a large popcorn and drink. Hubble will run at noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.

For tickets and show times, call (904) 940-IMAX or visit www.WorldGolfIMAX.com.
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NASA’s Shuttle Discovery Launches to Fully Power Space Station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the International Space Station.

Discovery’s STS-119 flight is carrying the space station’s fourth and final set of solar array wings, completing the station’s truss, or backbone. The arrays will provide the electricity to fully power science experiments and support the station’s expanded crew of six in May. The 13-day mission will feature three spacewalks to help install the S6 truss segment to the starboard, or right, side of the station and deploy its solar arrays. The flight also will replace a failed unit for a system that converts urine to potable water.

Shortly before launch, Commander Lee Archambault thanked the teams that helped make the launch possible.

“It’s truly an honor to be part of this team representing NASA, the nation and the international partners,” Archambault said. “See you in a couple of weeks.”

Archambault is joined on STS-119 by Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold, John Phillips and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. Wakata will replace space station crew member Sandra Magnus, who has been aboard the station for more than four months. He will return to Earth during the next station shuttle mission, STS-127, targeted to launch in June 2009.

Former science teachers Acaba and Arnold are now fully-trained NASA astronauts. They are making their first journey to orbit on the mission and will to step outside the station to conduct critical spacewalking tasks.

Next Shuttle Launch of Discovery STS-119

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The next launch pf the space shuttle Discover STS-119 is targeted for February 12th, 2009.

The astronauts Commander Lee Archambault, Pilot Tony Antonelli, Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Koichi Wakata returned hom e to friends and family for the holidays, but are now coming back to resume preparation.

After the short holiday break, the crew at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will continue to work to get the shuttle ready.

For more information, visit www.nasa.gov