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NASA, Rice University to Mark Anniversary of Kennedy's Moon Speech

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

NASA leaders, including Nelson and Wyche, will be available to speak to media at Rice University at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.

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  • NASA leaders, including Nelson and Wyche, will be available to speak to media at Rice University at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
  • Media who want to attend commemoration events at Rice University, including interviewing NASA leaders, should RSVP in advance to Doug Miller, director of Rice News and Media Relations, at [email protected] or 713-348-6770.
  • Additional events and activities include at Rice University include:
    10 a.m. NASA pavilion and Industry and Research exhibits open to the public, free of charge.
  • 6:30 p.m. Commemorative football game between the Rice University Owls and the McNeese State University Cowboysin Rice Stadium.

NASA, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Speech

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring the crew safely back to Earth.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring the crew safely back to Earth.
  • "In 1962, President Kennedy delivered a historic speech at Rice University on his groundbreaking plans for the new frontier and sending the first humans to the Moon.
  • Participants will include:
    Jean-Loup Chrtien, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, retired
    Rice University will provide details for media accreditation at its venue soon.
  • Get additional information about the event, exhibits, and related activities online at:
    View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-rice-university-mark-60th-...

Rice University Sticks with AstroTurf for Football Stadium

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

HOUSTON, August 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rice University football re-ups with Astroturf, the iconic company that invented the synthetic turf industry in the 1960s.

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  • HOUSTON, August 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rice University football re-ups with Astroturf, the iconic company that invented the synthetic turf industry in the 1960s.
  • Symmetry is a certified AstroTurf distributor and is expertly installing the new field at Rice Stadium.
  • The new AstroTurf field at Rice Stadium is one more chapter in the company's storied history with Rice Athletics.
  • This latest installation for the football team will replace the RootZone 3DM system AstroTurf installed at the stadium in 2014.