SPACE: A Journey to our Future

Ignite your desire for discovery with the largest touring exhibit on space exploration at The New Detroit Science Center now through Sept.10, 2006. SPACE: A Journey to Our Future will take you on a fantastic voyage through the past, present and future of space exploration. SPACE uses immersive scenic elements, the most advanced interactive exhibits and state-of-the-art projection and audio technology to bring the epic story of space exploration to life.

Along with many other exhibits, you will have the opportunity to:

■ Step back in time to see how early civilizations viewed our place in the universe; meet Galileo and peer through his telescope to view Jupiter and its moons,

■ See actual rocks from the moon and Mars,

■ Explore Mars Base Camp as you walk through a full-size space habitat ,

■ Experience the rumble and pulsing of the mammoth Saturn V rocket as you stand on the gantry, simulating a view from hundreds of feet above the ground, just before launch,

■Watch through the �window� of the LEM to see what astronauts saw descending to the surface of the moon,

■ 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,

■ 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, interactive elements and experiences.

THE EXHIBIT IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAIN AREAS:

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.

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, all over the world, people and organizations 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!

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.

Admission to the exhibit, including Science Center General Admission, will be $13 for adults and $10 for seniors and children, 2-12. Discounts are available for groups and Science Center members.

To compliment SPACE: A Journey to our Future, the Science Center also offers a new show in the Dassault Syst�mes Planetarium. With the dawn of a new millennium, the pieces of a great cosmic puzzle are falling into place, promising answers to questions we once considered unanswerable: Is there an edge to space? Was there a beginning to time? Are there other universes beyond our own waiting to be discovered? What lies inside a black hole? Find out more as you Journey to the Edge of Space and Time. Through the immersive experience of the planetarium, audiences will journey to super massive black holes, giant galaxy clusters, the universe's earliest moments and even to parallel universes that challenge our imagination.

MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION: WALKING ON THE MOON
Only 12 have walked on the moon, you�re next! Exploring the moon was humankind�s most incredible journey. Now through the magic of IMAX�, audiences are transported to the lunar surface to walk alongside the extraordinary astronauts who have been there. Experience what they saw, heard, felt, thought and did. Presented and narrated by Tom Hanks, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon features never-before-seen photographs, previously unreleased NASA footage, CGI imaging and live-action renditions of the lunar landscape to propel audiences nearly a quarter-million miles above the Earth�s surface.

Space Camp^� Scholarships to give teachers
a hands-on view of space technology

Seven Michigan teachers will have the opportunity to attend Space Camp^� for

a full week this summer courtesy of a scholarship program made available on behalf of

the national partners of the exhibit, SPACE: A Journey to Our Future at The New Detroit Science Center. The scholarships are being awarded by the Science Center in the name of the national sponsors, General Motors and Lockheed Martin, and educational collaborator NASA.
Click here for additional information, including an application.

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and images for the special exhibit SPACE: A Journey to Our Future.

SPECIAL SPACE EXHIBIT HOTEL PACKAGES
AVAILABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

You'll enjoy overnight accommodations at either the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center or the Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Downtown, two adult and two children's tickets to Science Center including admission into the special Space exhibit, plus breakfast for four the next morning. Rates starting at $149 per night. For reservations call 1-800-228-9290 or visit detroitmarriott.com or detroitdowntowncourtyard.com.