{"id":4666,"date":"2013-09-26T19:56:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2013-09-26T19:56:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T19:56:54","slug":"space-center-houston-to-unveil-name-selected-for-space-shuttle-replica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4666","title":{"rendered":"Space Center Houston to unveil name selected for Space Shuttle replica"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from with Space Center Houston<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Space Center Houston to unveil official name of Space Shuttle replica
\n<\/b>Winning submission selected from more than 10,000 entries in Texas-wide naming contest
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

WHAT:
\n<\/i> <\/b>Officials with Space Center Houston<\/a>, the visitor center for NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)<\/a>, will hold a public ceremony to announce the winning entry in the \u201cName the Shuttle\u201d contest, a recent statewide challenge that gave Texans the chance to show their support for America\u2019s space program. During the ceremony, the winner will help unveil the freshly-painted moniker on the full-scale Space Shuttle replica that will eventually sit atop the massive 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as part of a new $12 million, six-story attraction<\/a> currently under development. Additionally, the winner will have his\/her name and hometown incorporated onto a placard at the new exhibit.<\/p>\n

As part of the winner\u2019s prize package, he\/she will embark on a multi-day trip for four to Space Center Houston, which includes a VIP tour of the facility, a behind-the-scenes experience at NASA-JSC, hotel accommodations, meals and travel compensation.<\/p>\n

Note: A b-roll package will be available to media by request. Footage of the winner\u2019s tour of Space Center Houston and NASA-JSC will be included, along with material from the winner\u2019s \u201cLunch with an Astronaut.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i>WHEN:
\n<\/b>Saturday, Oct. 5<\/p>\n