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Touch the Moon This Weekend at NASA Exhibit in Corpus Christi
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Driven to Explore offers a look at America's program to return humans to the moon and travel beyond. The exhibit will be open
The centerpiece of Driven to Explore is the opportunity to touch a lunar rock sample brought to Earth by the astronauts of
As NASA celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Driven to Explore allows visitors to see models of the new rockets and spacecraft NASA is developing and to learn how and why America will return to the moon. The exhibit also details the accomplishments of the space shuttle and the International Space Station.
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