Touch a moon rock at NASA exhibit Sept. 15-16

Visitors will have the opportunity to touch a moon rock at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's "Driven to Explore" exhibit Sept. 15-16 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Hosted by the UNL College of Engineering, the traveling exhibit will be presented 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day in Memorial Plaza, 15th and S streets on the north side of the Nebraska Union.

The exhibit features a multimedia experience showcasing the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station and the Constellation Program, the next generation of launch vehicles and human spacecraft designed to explore the moon and beyond. It will describe why NASA is returning to the moon and what astronauts will do there.

A key attraction will be the opportunity to touch a 3-billion-year-old moon rock brought to Earth by the Apollo 17 mission Dec. 7-19, 1972, the last time humans set foot on the moon.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. It takes about 10 minutes to complete and is wheelchair accessible. In the event of inclement weather, the exhibit will be in the Nebraska Union Ballroom Sept. 15 and in the gymnasium of the Pershing Military and Naval Science Building, 14th and Vine streets, Sept. 16. For parking information, visit http://parking.unl.edu/visitors.

For more information about "Driven to Explore," visit www.nasa.gov/exploration/outreach/exhibit_Driven_to_Explore_Trailer.html.