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For Immediate Release

June 15, 2009

Media Contact: Julie Cooper or Deborah M. Martin
jcooper72@mail.accd.edu or dmartin82@mail.accd.edu
(210) 486-0882 or (210) 486-0881


IBEX: The Search for the Edge of the Solar System
for Scobee Planetarium at SAC extended through July 31

WHAT:
“IBEX, The Search for the Edge of the Solar System”  
 
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) describes the satellite mission that orbits the Earth, mapping the boundary of the Solar System, and examining the activity of solar wind particles.
This spacecraft, launched last year, was built in San Antonio by Southwest Research Institute.
 
WHERE:
Scobee Planetarium
San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro Ave., 78212
(Located off San Pedro Ave. @ West Park Ave.)
  
WHEN:
7:45 p.m.
Fridays through July
 
Contact:
Gina Guitierrez
210-486-0100
gmendrano1@mail.accd.edu
 
Cost:
Children – ages 6 to 17 - $2.
(No children under 6 years old)
Adults – ages 18 to 54 - $5.
Senior citizens (age 55 and above) – $3.
 
Students, staff, and faculty of SAC or any of the Alamo Colleges are admitted free of charge with ID card.   
 
ADD’L  INFORMATION:
Doors open 20 minutes prior to show time.
Tickets sales are cash only. No credit cards are taken.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Sorry, reservations are not accepted.
Seating capacity is approximately 80 to 85 people.  Shows often fill quickly, so please arrive early to be in line.
“The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket” runs at 6:30 p.m. Friday for children 4 and older.  Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted. Ticket prices remain the same. Programs and times are subject to change.

 
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1300 San Pedro Ave. • San Antonio, Texas • 78212-4299 • (210) 486-0881

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