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AIR&SPACEDAY 2003

      Invite everyone and anyone.  This may be the biggest event of its kind in the Northeast!
We anticipate 6,000 to 10,000 people in attendance, with over 70 interactive displays to view.

AIR&SPACEDAY 2003 is a free, fun, family, educational event, created to show children that science, math, and history can be fun.

This event is scheduled for June 21, 2003 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and is located at Livingston Recreational Field, Livingston St., Tewksbury, MA.

Invited Guests
Back from the moon - Astronaut - Dick Gordon - Spacewalker on Gemini XI, command module pilot on Apollo XII
John Dobson - World famous astronomer - Inventor of the Dobsonian telescope
Lt. Col. Mike Stockwell - Dual qualified jet and helicopter pilot
Tuskegee Airman - Cliff Reed - 1st black fighter pilots 332nd Airborne WWII
Ninetynines - Arlene Marland - women ferried planes to Europe during WWII
Curt Newport - Salvager of Gus Grissom's Mercury capsule "Liberty Bell 7"
Amelia Earhart - Impersonator - Jessa Piaia
Don Rethke aka "Dr. Flush" - inventor of the spaceshuttle toilets
Senator Susan Tucker
Representative James Miceli
Cynthia Hyland - Raytheon Technical Service Company

Planned Events/Displays
Blimp - HOOD - wind permitting
Blimp - Kermit Kraft 1 - gondola
Jet engine (cross section) - GE
Mobile Aeronautics Education Laboratory MAEL - NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio - (pending - new funding)
Raytheon Patriot Missile display
Raytheon - First Response Vehicle
Lockheed Martin - F-22 attack jet flight simulator
Cessna 152 " Berlin Candy Drop" - John Ford - 100+ parachuted candybars
Skydivers - 2 jumps - All female skydiving team
Space shuttle - "Patriot" - Tallest (18 story high) hot air balloon in the world    
U.S. debut appearance! See this at www.usflagballoon.com
Hot air balloon  - USFlagballoon.com
Hot air balloon - Ray Fornier
Hot air balloons (2) - John Outzen
Hot air balloon - Tony Sica
Hot air balloon - Eric Nickerson
Hot air balloon - John Lennon
Hot air balloon - Harry Collison
Hot air balloons (4-6) - Conn. Lighter than Air
Balloon launch competition  6:00pm - Connecticutt vs New Hampshire
Powered Paraglider Smoke Show - Bill Walsh
Ultralights, paragliders, hang gliders - Northeast Skycruisers
Hang Gliders (4) - Morningside N.H.
State Police helicopter
Coast guard helicopter with recruiters ( if possible )
National guard Helicopter with recruiters ( if possible )
TV channels 4, 5 and 7 helicopters
Jet Ranger Helicopter Rides - Concord Copters
R22 Helicopter
Sailplanes (gliders) (2) - Greater Boston Soaring Club
CMASS Rocket Launching
Model Rocket Clinic - 350 kits
495th RC squadron - model flying club
CRRC - RC model club
Control-line model airplane club
StarLab planetarium - Tewksbury School, Learning Technologies
Telescopes - Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (ATMOB),
                    North Shore Astronomy Club
       ( stargazing party now planned for 8:00pm to 10:00pm )
Junior Eagles - Nashua chapter with airplane and Western Mass. Chapter
Civil Air Patrol - Massachusetts Wing
F.A.A. display - Portable Control Tower
Boston Museum of Science display
Universe Productions - A DVD tour thru the solar system
Reading Information Technologies - Lunar mapping software
Sirius - Astronomy domes ( maker of our future observatory )
ConstellationNewEnergy display
Apollo and Shuttle space suits for kids to try on
Paper Airplane Making - Dean Mackey
American Radio Relay League - Ham radio club - "Listen to Spacestation astronauts"
Robotics demo - Lawrence and Lowell high schools
Tewksbury Recycling - "Save Our Planet"
M.D.C. Sound System and portable stage
Gyro Ring Ride
Food concessions, bounce houses, rocket car  - Liberty Rental, Baystate Electronics
Auction - Apollo 12 astronaut/artist signed print
Raffles

College Row
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T.
Daniel Webster College
Harvard University
Boston University
Northeastern University

ROTC representatives from all colleges will be in attendance to aid and help

Authors Row
Authors of Space and Aviation books
including 1000 "make your own Hovercraft" books being given to children (donated by Lockheed)

All donations and concession proceeds will be used to purchase an observatory
for the Town of Tewksbury, consisting of a concrete pad, a 12' diameter fiberglass dome
and a 14" diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain Meade telescope

Paul Manning Event Coordinator
781.238.2753
978.657.7339
spacemanning@hotmail.com