BRIEFLY.Astronaut to speak on his space travels PALMDALE -- Former Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. astronaut Vance Brand will talk about his space travels April 21 at the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Aerospace Exploration Gallery in the Palmdale Civic Center, 38256 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . Brand, deputy director for aerospace programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. , will talk from 1 to 2 p.m. From 9 a.m. until Brand's presentation, NASA Dryden technician Jim Sokolik will demonstrate how high-altitude pressure suits and other space suits work. Two mock-up mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. Extra-Vehicular Activity Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth (a spacewalk) but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon (a suits also will be on display. NASA Dryden operates the Aerospace Exploration Gallery in cooperation with the AERO Institute and the city of Palmdale. The gallery is free and open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. -- Daily News Quilt show to take place at end of April PALMDALE -- High Country Quilters will hold an "An April Showers of Quilts" show from noon to 6 p.m. April 27 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 at the Chimbole Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway. Bobbie Lauder will be the featured quilter. The event also will have a merchant market, demonstrations, a miniquilt auction, a basket bonanza, and an opportunity quilt drawing Saturday. Admission per day is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for children younger than 12. For information, call Trisha Hawker (661)269-5320, or Cheryl Johnson (661) 823-1609. -- Daily News Literacy Festival at mall on Saturday PALMDALE -- A local literacy group will host its third annual Literacy Festival on Saturday at the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. . The festival will be held in center court from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Professional storytellers will perform throughout the festival. The event also features a raffle and the kickoff of a writing contest. The event is sponsored by Write Often, Read Daily -- Antelope Valley, a coalition of libraries, business people, government agencies and residents. -- Daily News |
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