Meet April Dee at the Space Foundation for an Adults-Only Evening, Friday, Jan. 15

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2016) – Young adults are invited to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 15, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a new event – the 21+ Space Mixer. Themed monthly events, Space Mixers are adults-only evenings of space and science interactive learning and fun.

The theme for this first mixer is “The Science of Extreme Sports.”  Honor your New Year’s resolution to get in shape and learn how science can help you meet your goals, while meeting new people.

Mountain biking, skateboarding, snowboarding, Ironman triathlons and obstacle course racing push the limits of human endurance, and science is working hard to keep us safe, healthy and extreme. This event will share the ways that science can help us push the limit of what humans can do.

The guest presenter on Jan. 15 will be April Dee, obstacle course racer, Spartan Pro Team. 

The admission cost is $20 and includes a drink voucher for soda, beer or wine, light bites, admission to the Discovery Center and the Mixer program. A cash bar will also be available. This is a 21 years and older only event.

About the Discovery Center

The Space Foundation Discovery Center is the region’s only space, science and technology attraction, and is located only five minutes from Garden of the Gods Park, at 4425 Arrowswest Drive, Colorado Springs

For fees and hours, visit www.spacefoundation.org/museum, or call the Space Foundation at 719.576.8000.

About the Space Foundation

Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation is the foremost advocate for all sectors of space, and is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events, including the annual Space Symposium, in support of its mission “to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity.” Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, has a public Discovery Center, including El Pomar Space Gallery, Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere® and the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center. The Space Foundation has a field office in Houston and conducts government affairs from its Washington, D.C., office. It annually publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, and through its Space Certification^TM and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, recognizes space-based innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Visit www.SpaceFoundation.org, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, Flickr and YouTube, and read our e-newsletter Space Watch.