A Trip Around the Solar System — von Kármán Visitor Center
A Trip Around the Solar System, the renovated von Kármán Visitor Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, debuted at JPL's Open House in May 2010, with exhibit design by C&G Partners and fabrication by Cinnabar.
| Venue | von Kármán Visitor Center |
|---|---|
| Project type | Major Renovation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2010 |
| Technologies | full-scale spacecraft models, touchscreen video |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| C&G Partners | Exhibit Design | |
| Cinnabar | Fabrication |
Description
The exhibition structures the visitor center as a tour through the solar system, pairing planetary displays with full-scale models of JPL-built instruments and spacecraft including Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and the Mars Exploration Rovers, designed to be modular and updateable for open houses and official visits while emphasizing durability for high public traffic.