South Dakota/NASA Space Days 2001
                                       "A Space Odyssey in Rapid City"
                                     4,500 in attendance from May 4-6th

  
Astronaut Col. Charles "Sam" Gemar speaks to thousands about his unique experiences as a NASA Astronaut.
Col. Gemar is a native South Dakotan, born in Yankton and raised in Scotland, SD.

The crowd prepares to listen to one of Col. Gemar's three presentations at Space Days 2001.

Having fun at Space Days with a friend!

Enthusiastic onlookers!

Waiting on line to tour International Space Station (ISS) traveling exhibit from NASA's Johnson
Space Center in Houston.

ISS Exhibit Trailers awaiting 8:00 a.m. opening.

Tours inside ISS Exhibit

  
                                                                                                   "Emily": the animatronic astronaut
                                   Inside the ISS Exhibit: Crew Quarters and Research Module.

  
Hundreds of happy students go home with an autographed photo from an astronaut!

                                                      Hundreds listen to one of Col. Gemar's presentations.

  
Pam Christol from NASA's Aerospace Education Services Program speaks to thousands as they exit the ISS Exhibit.

SDSM&T Graduate Student and "Astronaut-For-A-Day" has fun with students!

Space Days literature serves as interesting reading while awaiting Col. Gemar's talk.

Numerous displays on exhibit from Johnson Space Center's Traveling Exhibits Program

    
                                      Black Hills Astronomical Society Exhibit Booth

    
Augustana College Booth popular                             Jet Stream Aviation Booth
for "Alka-Seltzer" rockets.

     
Imagination Station Exhibit Booth                             USGS EROS Data Center and Raytheon ITSS Booths

      
Institute of Atmospheric Science's (SDSM&T) Exhibit on SWAMI (Short Wave Aerostat Mounted Imager).
Dr. Lee Vierling pictured.

      
SD State University's Exhibit Booths on Precision Agriculture, Spectral Reflectance, ACE Camp, and Upper Midwest
Aerospace Consorium EdPARC activities.  Mr. Kevin Dalsted and student Chang ____ pictured.

Sinte Gleska University Booth

Popular "StarLab Planetarium" Shows presented by Children's Science Center.

SD Space Grant Consortium "Institutional Member" Group Photo (l. to r.):
Dr. Sherry Farwell (SDSM&T), Mr. Tom Durkin (SDSM&T), Dr. Daniel Swets (Augustana College),
Mr. Kevin Dalsted (SDSU), Ms. Janet Matthiesen (USGS EROS Data Center), Ms. Marlys Vant Hul (Augustana College).

(l. to r.) Mr. Tom Durkin and Dr. Sherry Farwell at SD Space Grant Consortium Booth

  
Ms. Laurie Barnaud and Dr. Andy Johnson at Black Hills State University and NASA Educator
Resource Center Exhibit Booth.

(l. to r.) Dr. Sherry Farwell, Col. Sam Gemar, Mr. Tom Durkin

(l. to r.) NASA Education Specialist Pam Christol and ISS Exhibit Team Members Carlton "Curly" Phillips
and Robin Hart from Johnson Space Center.  Not pictured here is Ms. Betsy Kluksdahl of JSC.
The SD Space Grant Consortium says "THANKS"!!

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