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SPACE:
A JOURNEY TO OUR FUTURE
Note: Exhibit elements may vary by venue.
SPACE:
A JOURNEY TO OUR FUTURE
is created to ignite your desire
for discovery, sparking your
imaginations and inspiring new
generations of explorers to
dream of the possibilities that
lie ahead.
 This
extraordinary exhibit, which
will tour major Science Centers
around the country over four
years, gives audiences an opportunity
to experience our past explorations
and future destiny in space.
Visitors to the exhibit are
reminded that only through dreaming
and exploration can we truly
begin to live as inhabitants
of this universe in which we
find ourselves adrift. SPACE introduces audiences to dreamers and thinkers who have at times risked their lives to give us all a better understanding of who we are and how we fit into the universe around us. We meet today's explorers who are working to understand more about our
planet and how to protect it
and are on the forefront of
the search for answers to our
questions about the beginning
of our universe and what life
exists out there. The exhibit
reminds each visitor that it
is these unknown questions of
our existence that make us all
the same, inexorably tied together
on this fragile, blue planet.
And, through this exhibit, we
realize once again that it is
a moral imperative for us as
the human race and as a planet
to continue the search for the
answers.
SPACE uses immersive
scenic elements, the most advanced
interactive exhibits and state-of-the-art
projection and audio technology
to bring this epic story to
life. Along with many other
exhibits, you will have the
opportunity to experience SPACE first hand (not all interactives included at all venues):
 Touch the Moon and Mars-touch actual rocks from the lunar surface and the red planet
- Explore a future Lunar Base Camp as you walk through a full-size space habitat and work pod
- Take a spin on a centrifuge that you power like a bicycle
- Get an up-close look at a wide range of artifacts from the space program, as well as displays on the new spacecraft that will takes us back to the Moon and beyond
- Look far into the future of our exploration of the universe in a 360-degree theatre
- Experience the past, present and future of space through these and dozens of other displays, interactives and experiences
The exhibit explores themes from the space program (included sections vary by venue):
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Dare
To Dream
Through the centuries countless
dreamers who dared to find
the answers to our very
existence have shaped humankind's
knowledge of our place in
the universe. This exhibit
pays tribute to those dreamers
and their amazing achievements
and will start us on our
own journey of discovery. |
A
Dream Come True
To this day we are still
awed by the image of the
Earth as seen from the Moon
during the Apollo program.
For the first time we saw
our fragile place in the
universe and we could not
help but be changed forever.
This exhibit will remind
us of that remarkable achievement
and introduce us to people
who made that dream come
true. |
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Living
the Dream
This series of exhibits
will open our eyes to
the wonders of discovery
that are taking place
right now, all around
us. Today, NASA and all those who support the cause of space exploration are creating and envisioning
new tools and ideas that
are helping us unlock
many secrets to the Universe
and that will propel us
into our future adventures
in Space. These people,
and we as a planet, are
truly living the dream!
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Dream
Of Tomorrow
The final portion of the
exhibit will open our eyes
to the wonders that our
future holds, and introduce
us to today's dreamers who-like
those before them-dare to
imagine what secrets the
Cosmos holds. Our journey
into that future has many
destinations and we will
become true inhabitants
of the universe if we continue
to dream of tomorrow. |
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