Nearly 4 million visit SPACE at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where it appeared in conjunction with NASA's 50th anniversary celebration
Space: A Journey to
Our Future appeared at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum from June
2008 through January 2009, one of the featured events celebrating NASA’s 50th
anniversary in the nation’s capital.3.8 million visitors were reported to attend the exhibit.
Special content and displays, along with near-real-time
updates, were presented in the exhibit by Evergreen in cooperation with a
combined team of NASA and NASM content developers and scientists, including
A
special timeline marking milestone events in NASA’s history
Models
of the planned Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle and Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle,
both part of the Constellation Program to send human explorers back to the
moon, and then onward to Mars and other destinations in the solar system
A
large scale display of the planned Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, the new
spacecraft that will transport astronauts
Updates
throughout the exhibit to reflect the very latest future plans and vision
for space exploration
Special
added NASA interactives titled Build
Your Own Spacecraft, NASA Home
and City, and Return to Camelot
New
video animations: Orion Mission and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Primers
and displayson the
Constellation Program, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the James Webb Space
Telescope, SOFIA and more
The exhibition was one part of a broader schedule of events
and activities planned around NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration.
A special event marked the exhibit’s opening, featuring
Christopher Scolese, Acting Administrator for NASA; General John R. Dailey,
director of the National Air and Space Museum; Kenneth W. Cole, Vice President,
Global Public Policy and Government Relations for General Motors; Kenneth S.
Reightler, Jr., Vice President, NASA Program Integration, Lockheed Martin Space
Systems; and Ronald D. Dittemore, president
of ATK Launch Systems.
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