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NASA Explorers
Point to Parallels Between Return to Moon and Settlement
of Jamestown.
400 years after Jamestown's founding,
moving into new frontiers still carries the same priorities: find
water; post a look-out; accommodate human needs; develop transportation
systems; and establish a settlement. During Jamestown 2007, a celebration
of the 1607 founding of the first permanent English colony in the
New World, NASA will play a major role in the festivities, recognizing
the new frontier of space. The opening ceremony, taking place 14
July at Boston Harbor, will feature a replica of the early exploration
vessel (pictured) called Godspeed and include a team
of NASA Explorers and an interactive exhibit. The exhibit offers
visitors the opportunity to make "Space Postcards," be
photographed as an astronaut or settler and win prizes for knowing
NASA trivia. Astronaut Chris Cassidy will attend and speak
at the Museum of Science that morning. Educators will be available
to explain parallels between settling the New World and the Vision
for Space Exploration, including Becky Jaramillo from Langley
Research Center, who will be at the Boston Children's Museum. Jamestown
on the Moon is a separate organization which also notes the
parallels between terrestrial and extraterrestrial settlement.
The "Moonbase
Jamestown" button on the website shows the same focus on
Energy / Resources, Transportation and Observation.
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