The Experiential Design Index

A Moon Odyssey — Chabot Space and Science Center

A Moon Odyssey, a permanent exhibition on lunar exploration history, opened at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California in 2006, with exhibit design by West Office Exhibition Design and fabrication by Gizmo Art Production.

VenueChabot Space and Science Center
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2006
Technologiessimulated moonwalk, lunar-module landing simulator

Credits

FirmRoleNote
West Office Exhibit Design
gizmo-art-production Fabrication Gizmo Art Production's own portfolio lists "A Moon Odyssey" among eleven interactive exhibits it fabricated for Chabot in 2006 (explicit West Office collaboration is named there only for the companion exhibit "Destination Universe," but the two exhibits are part of the same dated project listing)

Description

Visitors take a simulated moonwalk, climb into a Mercury capsule replica, and operate a lunar-module landing simulator, while displays address lunar phases, gravity, and the Moon's effects on Earth using space artifacts and replicas spanning Sputnik to Apollo, including an actual Moon-rock sample.

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