Space Shuttle Enterprise Opens to the Public with Samsung SpaceFest July 19, 2012

To celebrate the grand opening of the Space Shuttle Pavilion, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is presenting “SAMSUNG SpaceFest,” a festival that will offer guests a free concert on the Flight Deck on the evening of Wednesday, July 18 followed by more than 40 interactive displays, activities and exhibitions from Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22.

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday and Friday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday

Highlights of “SAMSUNG SpaceFest” include:
• Free concert on Intrepid Flight Deck on the evening of Wednesday, July 18 (details TBD, there will be no access to the Space Shuttle Pavilion at the concert)
• Meet and greets with astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman, Garrett Reisman, Kevin Kregel, Ellen Baker, Mario Runco, Jr., Charles Camarda, Michael Massimino, Karol Bobko and Lee Morin;
• A free screening of the popular film Star-Trek outside the Space Pavilion on Intrepid’s Flight Deck on Friday, July 20 at 7:30pm;
• NASA robotics demonstrations;
• Hands-on space technology exhibitions and demonstrations;
• Commercial space travel exhibitions;
• Space travel simulators;
• MARS exploration and NASA’s Deep Space Telescopes;
• NASA technology center and a 50 foot Geodesic Dome presenting video of Human Exploration Operations.

All “SAMSUNG SpaceFest” activities are free with admission to the Museum. All events and appearances are subject to change. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.intrepidmuseum.org.

“SAMSUNG Spacefest” is proudly supported by Samsung Smart TV and Time Warner Cable.

Official Website: https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Spacefest.aspx