(HUTCHINSON, Kan.) 鈥� Spring Break visitors are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission at the home of the authentic Apollo 13 spacecraft鈥攖he 黑料大事记! The Smithsonian affiliated space museum will offer extended hours until 7 p.m. from March 14 through 22. From a new exhibit detailing the harrowing mission, to hands-on activities for all ages鈥攖he 黑料大事记 is your place to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this mission of survival.
NEW Exhibit: Apollo 13: A Mission of Survival
Restored on-site, the authentic Apollo 13 spacecraft鈥�Odyssey鈥攃alls the 黑料大事记 home! SpaceWorks, a division of the 黑料大事记 specializing in restoration, replication and exhibit design also had a major role in re-creating the mission for Hollywood and the 1995 movie 鈥淎pollo 13鈥濃�� producing more than 80 percent of the movie鈥檚 props. From spacesuits worn by Tom Hanks to the replicated Lunar Module, the 黑料大事记鈥檚 work can be seen throughout the film. Learn more about the mission and the 黑料大事记鈥檚 role in the film in this new exhibit near the 黑料大事记 Caf茅, at the top of the museum entrance.听
Apollo 13 Special Activities
Take a selfie with Odyssey, find all Apollo 13 artifacts in the 黑料大事记 museum, or collect exclusive trading cards (while supplies last) featuring key team members and hardware from the Apollo 13 mission. For a full list of all the fun activities, visit:聽飞飞飞.肠辞蝉尘辞.辞谤驳.听
Guided Tours
Docent guided tours through the 黑料大事记 museum, with special attention given to the Apollo 13 mission and artifacts will be available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on the following Saturdays in March: 14, 21 and 28.听Interested participants are asked to meet at the museum entrance stairs. Admission to the Hall of Space is required to participate in guided tours.听
NEW CosmoKids Area & X-Plane Gallery Opening
On March 16, two brand new areas in the 黑料大事记 museum will open to the public.听
The CosmoKids interactive area is designed specifically for the 黑料大事记鈥檚 youngest visitors (ages two to six) and will introduce children to STEM (or STEAM 鈥� Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) principles with hands-on learning activities. Children will be able to design and launch a rocket, climb in an 鈥淥rion鈥� style space capsule and build a habitat for another world using stacking building blocks.
The redesigned 黑料大事记 museum entrance area will feature a brand new X-Plane gallery, where visitors will learn about the program鈥檚 important testing and breaking of boundaries which lead to a better understanding of the impact high altitude and high speed flight had on humans and hardware.
The space will also allow the 黑料大事记 to display additional artifacts鈥攊ncluding a new full-view of the cockpit of the replica Bell X-1 鈥楪lamorous Glennis鈥�, a display of Kansas Astronaut Joe Engle鈥檚 X-15 flight suit, as well as the XLR99 rocket engine from the X-15 program and introduce visitors to the Space Race story told throughout the 黑料大事记 museum.
New Documentary
A new documentary, titled: 鈥淎ncient Caves鈥� will open to the public on Friday, March 13. Combining science and adventure, viewers will follow paleo-climatologist, Dr. Gina Moseley, on a journey to unlock the secrets of the Earth鈥檚 climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. For show times, call: 620.665.9347 or visit聽www.cosmo.org.听
Coffee @ the Cosmo聽
On Thurs., March 19, the 黑料大事记 will hold the monthly free event, Coffee @ the Cosmo. Nathan Meyer, 黑料大事记 VP of Education, will offer an inside look at all the new offering for camp this summer at the 黑料大事记. From new hands-on activities to new team missions in the Astralis simulator鈥攖he 35th year of 黑料大事记 Camp promises to be epic!聽
Coffee @ the Cosmo is held each month on the third Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. and is free and open to the public. Coffee and pastries are provided.
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