Meet an Astronaut, Touch the Moon at NBA All Star Jam Session

HOUSTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Basketball fans will have a chance to meet a NASA astronaut and touch a 3-billion-year-old moon rock when the NASA Launch Pad exhibit lands at the NBA All Star Jam Session at the Dallas Convention Center Feb. 12-13. The exhibit will be open Feb. 12, 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Feb. 13, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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On Saturday, Feb. 13 from noon to 1 p.m., NASA astronaut and STS-129 Mission Specialist Robert Satcher will be signing autographs at the exhibit. Satcher will also present an NBA All Star jersey he carried to space during his mission.

At the exhibit, fans will have a chance to touch a moon rock collected by Astronaut Jack Schmitt during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. Apollo 17 was the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program.

Visitors can also experience a variety of hands-on, interactive displays to learn about the importance of science and technology in human space exploration and how NASA technology improves their daily lives. NASA's humanoid robot, Robonaut, and NASA's official mascot, Cosmo, will make appearances.

Models of the space shuttle and Saturn V rocket and a Mars rover will be on display. Visitors will have the chance to make their very own space video and photo to take home.

For more information about the NBA All Star Jam Session, visit:

http://www.nba.com/jamsession

For more information about NASA and its programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

SOURCE NASA