ADVISORY/Philadelphia Senior Center Celebrates John Glenn's Historic Space Flight.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1998-- WHAT: Philadelphia Senior Center "launches" Senator John Glenn's historic flight and research mission with a "John Glenn Blast Day" on Thursday, Oct. 29. At 10 a.m., The Franklin Institute's Traveling Science Show Flight Demonstration comes to PSC (Public Service Commission) Same as PUC. to show the flight of an ornithopter ornithopter (ôr`nəthŏp'tər): see flight. and a hot air balloon This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see Hot air ballooning. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, dating back to its invention by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, . Learn about air pressure, Newton's Third Law of Motion Noun 1. Newton's third law of motion - action and reaction are equal and opposite law of action and reaction, Newton's third law, third law of motion law of motion, Newton's law, Newton's law of motion - one of three basic laws of classical mechanics and much more. Beginning at 1 p.m., we'll gather in the auditorium to follow the live coverage of the launch on a large screen television. The "John Glenn Blast" is free and open to anyone age 55+. Excitement over this historic launch has been building since NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. announced John Glenn's mission earlier this year. Glenn's endeavor at age 77 has members of PSC feeling proud as one of their generation trains and prepares for a return to space after 36 years. PSC launched an educational journey in early October with the introduction of the John Glenn Blast Series. The program featured a physiologist discussing the parallels of aging and human adaptation to space Human physiological adaptation to the conditions of space is a challenge faced in the development of human spaceflight. The fundamental engineering problems of escaping Earth's gravity well and developing systems for in-space propulsion have been examined for well over a century, . The second part of the series was a roundtable discussion of issues related to space travel which were researched by accessing NASA's web page. WHO: Philadelphia Senior Center WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998 at 10 a.m. WHERE: Philadelphia Senior Center 509 South Broad Street 215/546-5879 BACKGROUND: Since 1949, Philadelphia Senior Center has created opportunities for older people to live healthy, active lives. The Center is the largest in Pennsylvania, serving over 10,000 senior citizens from throughout the Delaware Valley The Delaware Valley is the name of the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. The region is named for the Delaware River which flows through it. . Philadelphia Senior Center is a leader in the field of aging with nearly 50 years of experience and innovation in services to the aging. |
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