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Mission Moon: Past,
Present, Future
On exhibit through September 29, 2008
Through lunar photographs from Ranger to
Apollo and data gathered from Clementine to Lunar Prospector, the
exhibition examines how the Moon was formed, how it evolved, and why it
remains a place of wonder 40 years after Apollo. Included in the exhibit
are 3D imagery acquired by the Apollo and Surveyor programs and a NASA
lunar sample (Moon rock) collected by Apollo 17 Astronaut, Harrison
Schmitt. Discover the Rhode Island researchers and students that are
involved in studying lunar materials, probing the interior through
geophysics, and participating in lunar missions including NASA’s LRO
(Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), M3 (Moon Mineralogy Mapper), LCROSS
(Lunar Crater Remote Sensing Satellite), and Japan’s Selene.
The exhibit was developed in collaboration
NASA RI Space
Grant Consortium, the
Brown/NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center, and
Museum of Natural History.
Exhibit sponsored by
the RI Space Grant Consortium and the Brown/NASA Northeast Regional
Planetary Data Center.
 
space ARTifacts:
imagination and exploration
Opening in late October 18, 2008
The exhibition will focus on artwork that has been influenced by space
exploration technology. Types of technology, like spacesuits and probes,
have continued to allow humans to travel deeper into unknown regions of
space. The exhibition will explore the relationship between human
exploration and its necessary technology.
The exhibit will include unique video footage of the Museum’s
surrounding park’s landscape. The video was filmed using a fabricated
satellite dish, created by exhibit designer Steven Santaniello from RISD,
with a camera that allowed him to film using different perspectives.
The images made
from this machine will be reflections reminiscent of the solar shield on
the Apollo space suit helmets. The machine, along with a NASA space
shuttle tire, will be part of this
exciting new exhibit.
The exhibit is being
designed in collaboration with the Museum of Natural History, NASA RI
Space Grant Consortium, NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center,
and Steven Santaniello from RI School of Design.


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