[nfbwatlk] Fw: Don't Miss NFB Rocket Mission 3 (fwd)

[Mike Freeman]

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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:51:21 -0500
From: Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net>
Subject: Fw: Don't Miss NFB Rocket Mission 3

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From: Riccobono, Mark
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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Don't Miss NFB Rocket Mission 3


Dear Friends,

On July 19, 2006, under the direction of blind mentors and NASA 
engineers, twelve blind students will attempt to become the third NFB 
team to launch a sounding rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. 
This year's Rocket On! team will attempt to fly higher and more 
successfully than the previous two missions.  NFB Rocket Mission 3, like 
the previous two, will change the lives of the participating students 
and demonstrate that the blind can compete in challenging science and 
engineering endeavors.

Tune in to the live Web cast of the National Federation of the Blind 
Rocket Mission 3 at: http://www.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/

The first launch attempt will be July 19, 2006, with the countdown 
beginning at 5:00 a.m. EDT.  If the team is not able to launch on that 
day, a second attempt will be made the following day with the countdown 
beginning at the same time.  We encourage you to plug into the Web cast 
early as the NFB audience has generally overwhelmed the NASA servers.

The Rocket On! Science Academy is part of the NFB Jernigan Institute's 
National Center for Blind Youth in Science initiative.  Rocket On! is 
made possible through support from the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, 
Lockheed Martin Corporation Foundation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, 
M&T Bank, the Coca-Cola Foundation, and individual contributors to the 
National Federation of the Blind.

Imagine a Future Full of Opportunities!


Mark A. Riccobono
Director of Education, Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland   21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2368
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Email: mriccobono at nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org

"Our perspective is not just for one day. It stretches back over the 
decades to the time of our beginning, and it reaches forward to the 
moment of the fulfillment of our dreams." -- Marc Maurer, NFB President

Learn about the NFB Jernigan Institute education Programs at:
http://www.nfb.org/nfbji/education.htm
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