Karen W. Davis							
Aug. 1, 1995
Goddard Space Flight Center 
Visitor Center
Greenbelt, Md. 20771
(301) 286-3979

Jim Sahli
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Public Affairs
(301) 286-0697

Release No. 95-122 

NOTE TO EDITORS: GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER VISITOR CENTER 
SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES

	September is a fantastic month to visit the Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor 
Center. Visitor Center activities for September include special "Community Day" 
activities, model rocket launches, video and lecture presentations, and tours of the Visitor 
Center and Goddard Space Flight Center.

	The Visitor Center is located in Greenbelt, Md., on Soil Conservation Road.  All 
events are free.  For more information on these and other Goddard Visitor Center 
activities, call (301) 286-8981.  Interpreters will be provided for the hearing impaired 
with seven days' notice through TDD (301) 286-8103.

	The following are brief descriptions for inclusion in your calendar of events:

Sunday, Sept. 3, 1 p.m.  

MODEL ROCKET LAUNCH

Many people discovered the fun of model rocket launching this summer and the 
fun continues this fall. Launch your model rockets at the Goddard Space Flight 
Center Visitor Center where, for more than 16 years, people of all ages have 
enjoyed launching their own model rockets. Bring your own rocket or just come 
out and enjoy watching the other rocket enthusiasts. All launches are monitored for 
safety and are held weather permitting.

Saturday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m.

Saturday Videos:  	"Supernova"

The Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center will be showing the video 
"Supernova" on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. This 10-minute video uses 
computer graphics, photographic images, and interviews with scientist to 
investigate the most spectacular event in the life of a star. In a supernova, 
the entire star explodes, blasting most of its stellar material into space. To 
find out more about this exciting phenomena, come to the showing at the 
Visitor Center.

Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  
GODDARD COMMUNITY DAY

Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center is hosting "Community day" and we 
want you to share in the fun and excitement. The Visitor Center will be open from 
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for special events throughout the day. Buses offering special 
guided tours of the Goddard center will leave the Visitor Center from 10:30 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. Tours will include the Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration 
Facility, Spacecraft Test and Integration Facility, the Goddard Spacecraft 
Fabrication Facility, the Hubble Space Telescope Control Center, and the NASA 
Communication (NASCOM) Switching Center. Demonstrations and presentations 
will be provided throughout the day. A special model rocket launch will be 
conducted at 3 p.m. All events are free. For more information, call (301)286-8981.

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