NASA’s Marshall Center offers news media preview of futuristic ‘Starship 2040’ exhibit

Media Advisory: 01-018
                       
                           NASA's Marshall Center offers news
                           media preview of futuristic 'Starship
                           2040' exhibit

                            What:
                                     
                                      In February, NASA's "Starship 2040" exhibit blasts off
                                      on a seven-city Alabama tour. It may not escape
                                      Earth's gravity, but this full-sized mock-up of a
                                      commercial passenger spacecraft -- as it might look in
                                      the year 2040 -- will send visitors' imaginations straight
                                      into orbit. 

                                      NASA's Marshall Center, which developed the exhibit, is
                                      providing a sneak preview to Huntsville area news
                                      media representatives before Starship 2040 embarks
                                      on its mission -- to entertain and inform the public about
                                      NASA's space transportation goals and initiatives.
                             
                                     
                                       
                            Who:
                                     
                                      On hand will be senior members of the Marshall
                                      Center's Space Transportation Directorate and
                                      Starship 2040 exhibit staff.
                             
                                     
                                       
                            When:
                                     
                                      Thursday, Jan. 25

                                      News media tours/photo opportunities 1-2 p.m.
                             
                                     
                                       
                            Where: 
                                     
                                      Marshall Space Flight Center, right outside Bldg. 4203
                             
                                     
                                       
                            To
                            attend:
                                     
                                      News media interested in covering the event should
                                      contact June Malone at (256) 544-0034.