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following article appeared September 14, 2003 in the
Event
Horizon
By
Michael
Alicea
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted
September
14, 2003
An extremely rare
Russian cosmonaut space suit will be on loan at the South Florida
Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail N., from 11am Saturday through the
end of the year.
The suit is the latest
piece in a private collection owned by Rick Newman of Boca Raton,
creator of the HighTechScience.org. Other items at the museum on loan
from HighTechScience.org include an authentic MIR window and other
Russian and American space exploration pieces.
The unveiling of the
suit kicks off the museum's Aerospace Week, an event for Palm Beach
County school students that includes lectures from NASA educator Les
Gould, interactive activities including giant arm-wings for the
students to feel the lift air generated by high-powered fans, and
interactive astronaut "Challenges".
For more information
on Space Week, contact the South Florida Science Museum in West Palm
Beach at (561) 832-1988.
For more information
about the science centers, log onto www.HighTechScience.org
or call (561) 750-7000.
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