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- The formal
unveiling of the Maine Solar System Model happened at 1:00 on Saturday,
June 14th, 2003 at the Saturn site in Westfield. A variety of VIPs at the
ceremony, including Senator Susan Collins, an astronaut, and the Director
of the Planetary Society were there.
- The Solar Model
is featured in the Smithsonian Magazine's March '03 issue!
- Saturn and Neptune
are up and looking glorious! See the Saturn
and Neptune pages for photos.
- The Sun, Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto are now up.
- Only one planet,
Uranus remains. We hope to have Uranus up in the Spring. Foundation
work for Uranus is complete.
- A draft brochure
has been completed and some funding has been obtained.
- Kevin McCartney
has now spoken publicly before all the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs in Aroostook
County (there are twelve altogether) seeking money for this project.
We have received material and time donations from many many people,
businesses and organizations.
- Kevin has made
presentations on the model at national meetings of the American Geophysical
Union and the Geological Society of America.
- The Maine Solar
System Model has now received national publicity from Air & Space
magazine and National Public Radio.
- The Solar Model
is mentioned in the April 12 issue of Science and the just-published
AAA New England Journey.
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