/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory/Photo Op - Blast Off with Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration At the Ontario Science Centre/

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Come see a life-sized model of the Mars Rover Curiosity, sniff the moon, walk through a Martian landscape and examine prototypes of clothing, housing and transportation that offer a vision of the future of space travel.  Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration from the American Museum of Natural History opens to the public on October 3, 2012 and runs until January 1, 2013. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will beam in live from Cold Lake, Alberta for this preview.

What:	Exclusive media preview of Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration
Who:	Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre Michael Shara, Curator, American Museum of Natural History Jeremy Hansen, Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency Jill Lennox, Communications Manager, UrtheCast Special Guests: Grade 6 students from Forest Manor Public School
When:	October 2, 2012 at 10 a.m.
Where:	Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto PLEASE ENTER VIA MAIN LOBBY DOORS TV crews may enter through South Security Entrance, enter via Gateway Blvd. Local Presenting Sponsor: UrtheCast.

 

 

 

SOURCE: Ontario Science Centre

Media Contacts:

Christine Crosbie 
Media Relations Officer, Ontario Science Centre, Office: 416-696-3191, Cell: 416-895-5482 
[email protected]

Shelley Thomas 
Narrative Public Relations, Office: 416-922-2211 ext. 3364, Cell: 416-357-7829 
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