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SPACE TRAVEL

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OUT OF THIS WORLD

KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA From Project Mercury to the Space Shuttle Programme, see where American astronauts are remembered in the U.S. Astronuat Hall of Fame. Meet an astronaut during a live theatre presentation, walk among giants to see rockets, and experience the Apollo Moon landings through various interactive exhibits.

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

SPACE CENTRE HOUSTON, TEXAS The Gateway Habitat, a training mock-up of a lunar-orbiting space station module built as part of NASA’s Artemis programme, is the newest exhibit at the Smithsonian affiliate facility. Visitors can gain a glimpse of life orbiting the Moon, experiencing a day in the life of operations in the habitat.

NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, DC/VIRGINIA Washington’s Smithsonian institution is nearing completion of a major renovation that began in 2018. Eight galleries opened in 2022, including Destination Moon, and the remaining 15 will open between spring 2025 and late 2026. Exhibits at the Udvar-Hazy Centre in Chantilly, Virginia, include the Space Shuttle Discovery.

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTRE

COSMOSPHERE, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTRE, MARYLAND NASA’s premier space research complex was where the James Webb Telescope, the largest, most powerful and most complex telescope ever launched into space, was built. Visitors learn about the telescope on a 3D interactive tour. An immersive exhibit reveals how the Sun affects everything in the solar system.

COSMOSPHERE, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS Called “the greatest space museum on planet Earth” by NASA’s Artemis II mission crew, the renovated Hall of Space Museum tells the story of space exploration from the World War II German rocket design that evolved to power the Apollo 11 moon landing mission. In the CosmoKids area, learn how to build a rocket.

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