NASA and Disney Host Screening of WALL-E Tonight at Newseum

NASA and Disney Host Screening of WALL-E Tonight at Newseum

Disney and NASA are hosting a screening of the new movie WALL-E at the Newseum in Washington tonight at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Opening remarks will be made by representatives from NASA, Disney and the Newseum.

NASA and Disney have a Space Act Agreement for a series of educational and public outreach activities related to Disney-Pixar's new movie, WALL-E, opening in theaters nationwide on June 27, 2008.

The collaboration highlights the similarities between the movie's storyline and NASA's real-life work in robot technology, propulsion systems and astrophysics. Disney-Pixar's WALL-E is set 700 years in the future. The film's main character is the only rover-robot left on Earth. He meets a new robot named Eve, and together they take a journey through the universe.

There will be limited availability for local media at the Newseum screening. To RSVP, please contact Pat Smith at 202-358-1928 or by e-mail at: margaret.p.smith@nasa.gov

To view the new WALL-E public service announcement and learn more about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

For more information about Disney-Pixar's WALL-E, visit:

http://www.wall-e.com

For more information about the Newseum, visit:

http://www.newseum.org

CONTACT: Bert Ulrich of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1713, bert.ulrich@nasa.gov; or Susan Bennett of The Newseum, Washington, +1-202-292-6310, sbennett@newseum.org.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire - June 24/

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