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Posted: Friday, July 1, 2011Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium to Show Final Space Shuttle Launch on July 8
The NASA space shuttle program will embark on its final mission on Friday, July 8, with the launch of flight STS-135. Because of the historic nature of this event—which marks the end of a 30-year era in space travel—the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium will be showing the launch under its 24-foot dome starting at 10:45 a.m. (Liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for 11:26 a.m.) Visitors will also be able to view an actual shuttle heat shield tile on loan from NASA. This viewing is open to Buffalo State faculty, staff, students, and the public, so reservations are strongly recommended by e-mailing your name and number of seats to planetarium@buffalostate.edu. If needed, an overflow viewing location will also be set up, so please visit www.fergusonplanetarium.net for updated information.
