Morin was a member of the crew on the space shuttle Atlantis on a 10-day flight in April. It was the 13th shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station. During that mission, Morin performed two activities outside the station and was away from the station for more than 14 hours.
Grand Valley State University's Regional Math and Science Center presents a day-long celebration of space exploration with Super Science Saturday at the IMAX: Celebrating Space Exploration .
The event is October 19 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Celebration Cinema/IMAX, corner of Knapp and East Beltline, Grand Rapids .
Super Science Saturday at the IMAX: Celebrating Space Exploration is a day of science fun for children, teachers and parents. Scheduled events include:
- Free hands-on science activities and demonstrations related to
traveling, living and working in space. Activities will include
launching 2-liter bottle rockets, pop rockets and building ring-wing gliders.
- The IMAX feature film 'Space Station 3-D' at the reduced group
rate of $5 per person
- Classic science fiction films for a nominal admission fee
Special guests giving presentataions include: Jim Fitzgerald, NASA education specialist, Glenn Research Center; Gerard 'Jerry' Pahl, education director, Kalamazoo Air Zoo; Gary Tomlinson, Chaffee Planetarium, Public Museum of Grand Rapids; and Stewart Bailey, Executive Director, Michigan Space & Science Center, Jackson, Mich.
The event is sponsored by Grand Valley State University, GVSU's Regional Math and Science Center and IMAX. For more information, contact Karen Meyers, Regional Math and Science Center, at (616) 895-2267 or visit www.gvsu.edu/rmsc.
