Borders to host in-store Space Camp kids event July 25; recommends great space-inspired reads for kids, adults
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of man's first steps on the Moon, Borders(R) has teamed with Astronomy magazine and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the 'Train Like an Astronaut' Sweepstakes. Beginning today through July 27, customers can visit www.borders.com/moon or astronomy.com and enter for a chance to win a four-day trip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex located just east of Orlando, Fla. Three lucky Grand Prize winners will each be awarded a trip, which includes roundtrip airfare for the winner and three guests, three nights accommodation in Cocoa Beach, car rental for four days -- and the unique opportunity to participate in an immersive Family Astronaut Training Experience(R) (ATX(R)) at Kennedy Space Center. During the action-packed two-day Family ATX, participants will get to perform a mock space shuttle mission, ride flight simulators, have lunch with an astronaut and receive a guided tour of Kennedy Space Center, including an up-close view of the space shuttle launch pads and the Apollo/Saturn V Center -- the home of a 363-foot long Saturn V Moon rocket.
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In addition, there will be one First Prize winner, who will receive a Meade 6'ETX-LS telescope. Further, ten Second Prize winners will each receive a one-year subscription to Astronomy magazine and ten Third Prize winners will each get an astronomy calendar provided by Astronomy magazine.
Sponsored by Kalmbach Publishing Co., the publisher of Astronomy magazine, the 'Train like an Astronaut' Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (except Quebec) who are age eight (as of March 2009) and older. To enter, customers should complete the entry form at www.borders.com/moon or astronomy.com, or mail a postcard with their name, address, city, state or province and zip or postal code to: The Train like an Astronaut Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 378, Waukesha, WI 53187-1199. Participants under 18 years of age must obtain the signature of a parent or legal guardian to enter and for the collection of his/her name, address and age. Winners will be selected on or about Sept.
