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MSMU Hosts Science in Cinema Night
LOS ANGELES —Mount Saint Mary’s University hosts a showing of the film "October Sky" as part of the Susana Halpine Science in the Cinema Program at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 on its downtown L.A. Doheny Campus. The showing is free and open to the public.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
WHERE: The Rose Hills Auditorium
Mount Saint Mary’s University, 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles 90007
WHO: The Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society presents the film at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
SPEAKER: Raymond Baker, staff engineer for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Baker has provided test support at JPL's Mars Science Laboratory.
DETAILS: The movie "October Sky" is based on Homer Hickman's book "Rocket Boys: A Memoir," published in 1998. "October Sky" was released in 1999.