OriginalSourceArs TechnicaUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished23:30 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceArs TechnicaUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished23:30 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation”
Smithsonian completes renovation; last space gallery opened.
Key points
- National Air and Space Museum completed seven years of work with nearly $1 billion spent.
- The 'At Home in Space' gallery is the last space-themed exhibition to open.
- Gallery covers long-duration spaceflight, ISS living, and future Moon/Mars bases.
- Displays include EMU suits, a flown shuttle engine, and debris from Challenger and Columbia.
- Visitors can tour a full-size ISS Destiny module mock-up with interactive elements.
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