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CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
related accidents. This includes the crews of space shuttles
Challenger and Columbia, and launch pad fire of Apollo 1.
There are also brass memorial plaques engraved with the
images and names of the deceased astronaut crews.
Universe Theater by Northrop Grumman takes you through
the known history of the universe, some 13.4 billion years,
and explores the heavens with images from the Hubble
Space Telescope. It uses 3D 4K resolution images for deep
space exploration via Hubble. There is also an exhibit for the
new NASA James Webb Telescope, which is the replacement
for Hubble.
The Astronauts Training Experience is an added fee, $175,
and must be booked in advance. It allows guests to train,
work and live in simulation to what the real experience
would be on Mars. The training sessions run 4-5 hours,
and include realistic simulations of launching, landing and
walking on Mars.
Exhibits are always changing, updated to keep pace with the
evolving nature of the space program.
A brass plaque honors astronauts who died in Apollo and space shuttle years.
The Space Mirror is engraved with
the names of all NASA astronauts
who have died since the space
exploration era began in the 1960s.
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