What is the purpose of this museum? The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas houses the second largest collection of U.S. space memorabilia in the country, second only to the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The Cosmosphere is also home to the largest collection of Russian space memorabilia outside of Moscow. The Cosmosphere is also one of three museums in the world that has spacecrafts from all three early manned U.S. space programs. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center grew from humble beginnings. The Cosmosphere was founded by Patricia Brooks Carey who aspired to create the first public planetarium. The Hutchinson Planetarium opened in 1962 inside the Poultry Building at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. The first planetarium consisted of a used star projector and rented seats. In 1966, the planetarium relocated to the Hutchinson Community College Campus. A mere ten years later, the Hutchinson Planetarium began to plan to expand. In order to expand, the Hutchinson Planetarium’s board of directors sought advice from Max Ary who had worked at the planetarium as a student. Ary was the director of Fort Worth’s Noble Planetarium and served on the Smithsonian’s committee that placed tens of thousands of space artifacts at museums at the conclusion of the Apollo space missions. In 1980, the Hutchinson Planetarium was launched as the Kansas Cosmosphere and Discover Center and housed permanent exhibit galleries in the Hall of Space Museum, had one of the world’s first OMNIMAX theatres, and was the planetarium that set the standard for other space museums worldwide. In 1997, the museum expanded to its present size, a staggering 105,000 square feet. This expansion tripled the size... ... middle of paper ... ...space missions and provide campers with real world, hands on training, similar to the training provided at NASA facilities. By helping to provide educational and entertainment services, the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center reaches out to thousands of people a year, enriching them with knowledge about the history of space flight programs in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center also allows museums worldwide, as well as prop houses, to restore and replicate authentic space vehicles for their displays and production sets. As the Smithsonian’s only affiliate museum outside of Washington, D.C., the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center allows visitors to explore space without having to travel the nation’s capital. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will continue to educate and entertain many people for years to come.
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When deciding on a place for my science trip, I knew the perfect place would be the Liberty Science Center, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. I went there often as a child, so I already knew that there was a great deal to learn there. What I didn?t realize was how much it had been updated since I was there last. There are so many advances going on in science and technology, it?s all so amazing. What surprised me most, is that even at age 19, I still had as much fun there as I did when I was 9.
The Soviet’s were responsible for putting man on the moon, rovers on Mars, and launching the Hubble Space Telescope. Indeed, it was the United States’ foes that drove the U.S. to accomplish perhaps the greatest feats of the twentieth century. Following the defeat of Germany and Japan in World War II, tensions between former allies, the United States and the Soviet Union, began to grow. In the following decades, the two superpowers would duke it out in competitions and tremendous shows of nationalism. They formed unmatchable rivalries in politics, economics, sciences, and sports. These rivalries would become clear when two countries competed in the space race, a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union concerning achievements in the field of space exploration. The Soviet’s took the early lead as they put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. The launch of Sputnik 1 established a sense of fear into the American Public, resulting in the creation of NASA in the late 1950’s which opened the door for space exploration today and for future generations.
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The CAMP department in CSUMB gives you a sensation of trust and unity. Their office space is limited, which makes the CAMP staff be more involved with each other. Being closely surrounded by their
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Essay should: • Identify a place that is unique to Kansas (city, town, county, lake, river area, region (i.e., Flint Hills, northeast Kansas) or a building or attraction. Give historically and/or currently accurate details about the place. Explain how the place is important to Kansas. Theme: “Kansas Places” Describe a place that is unique to Kansas and explain its importance to the state of Kansas. A place could be a city, town, county, lake, river area, region (i.e., Flint Hills, northeast Kansas) or a building.
It is within man’s blood and nature to explore, and space is our next New World. Man’s first achievement in space travel was the launch of the Sputnik on October 4, 1957. For the next decades, space travel was roaring like a rocket, fueled by man’s desire to explore, man’s desire for knowledge, and man’s desire to beat his enemies. However, these impulses have died out as the well of government funding has been diverted to wars and debts, and the interest of the American people has been diverted to wars and debts. Amidst all these issues it is debated as to whether or not space travel is worth the money and the attention of scientists, particularly since humanity faces so many issues on earth currently. However, because of the past inventions, current services, and future benefits, space travel is indeed worth the money and attention of governments and people. It is within our hands to control man’s advancement, and space travel is the next venue to do so.
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“An institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of articles and other objects of science, artistic, cultural or historical importance, and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits, that may be permanent, or temporary.” (www.wikipedia.org)
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Relating to the Audience: Of all the majors people are looking forward to in this classroom, there is not a single major that has not benefited from the space program. Thus it is important to analyze the most glaring threat this messiah of a program is facing.
It is a wonder to marvel about how much debris man has created over the span of approximately 50 years. Sadly, this is nothing new on our planet. However, little is known, or at least in regards to public awareness, about the celestial landfill that man has created since the early days of the Space Race involving the Russian launching of Sputnik. Ever since then, the repercussions of the US versus Russia mechanized frenzy have snowballed into an estimated 6,600 satellites being launched, in addition to 1,000 that are still active now.
The modern day space environment is no longer a mystery to humans. Yuri Gagarin of Russia was the first person to experience space adventure in 1961. Since then, technological advances have enabled space exploration, with new discoveries being made from time to time. Scientists have significantly contributed to the development of space tourism. Noteworthy inventions by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have transformed human life through increasing accessibility to space. The agency has made it possible for astronauts to go to the moon and also to walk around planet Mars with robotic automobiles. The invention of the tri-axis control design has had a significant influence on modern space explorations, helping astronauts to effectively focus their satellites on the target. This has been important in increasing efficiency and precision in astronomical discoveries (Birchard, 2003).