Karen W. Davis							       June 1, 1995
Goddard Space Flight Center
Visitor Center
Greenbelt, Md.  20771
(301) 286-3979

Jim Sahli
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Public Affairs
Greenbelt, Md.  20771
(301) 286-0697

Release No. 95-91

NOTE TO THE EDITORS:

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER VISITOR CENTER JUNE ACTIVITIES
	

The Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center provides excellent 
opportunities for learning. June's activities include model rocket 
launches, a "star watch", video and lecture presentations, and tours 
of the Visitor Center and Goddard Space Flight Center facilities.

	The Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center is located in 
Greenbelt, Md., on Soil Conservation Road.  All events are free. For 
more information on these and other Goddard Visitor Center activities 
call, (301) 286-8981.  Interpreters will be provided for the hearing 
impaired with seven days' notice through TDD (301) 286-8103.

	The following are brief descriptions for inclusion in your 
calendar of events:

Sunday, June 4 and 18, at 1 p.m.  

MODEL ROCKET LAUNCH

The countdown for the model rocket launches at the Goddard Space Flight 
Center Visitor Center on Sunday, June 4 and 18, begins at 1 p.m. Bring 
your own rocket or just come out and enjoy watching the other rocket 
enthusiasts. All launches are monitored for safety and are held weather 
permitting.

Saturday, June 10, 8 to 10 p.m.

STAR WATCH

Enjoy a close-up view of the night skies at the Goddard Space Flight 
Center Visitor Center's Star Watch Program on Saturday, June 10, from 
8 to 10 p.m.  Tour the sky through the Visitor Center's telescope, or 
through any telescope or binoculars you bring. Rain or cloudy weather 
conditions will result in cancellation, with the make-up date scheduled 
for June 17.
	
Saturday, June 10, 1 p.m.

SATURDAY VIDEOS:  "All Systems Go"

What happens to the human body while in the weightless conditions of space?
Find out the answer at the Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center's 
showing of the video "All Systems Go" on Saturday, June 10, at 1 p.m. This 
video is appropriate for all ages.

Sunday, June 25, 1 p.m.  

DISCOVER GODDARD PRESENTATION:  "Technology Transfers from Aerospace 
Research"

The wealth of technology that comes from the exploration of air and space 
is a valuable national resource and an investment in our future.  NASA's 
efforts to reapply the technology, and those of imaginative entrepreneurs, 
have generated thousands of secondary applications, "spinoffs", spanning a 
broad range of public needs and conveniences. Join Nona Minnifield, of 
Goddard's Office of Commercial Programs, as she discusses NASA's 
technology transfers.

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