Star Wars at USSRC

[Benji]

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is a temporary exhibit coming to the USSRC in a year. It was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston, which has a reputation for creating educational, high-quality, and engaging programs and this is no exception; I volunteered at this exhibit when it premiered in Boston and it was pretty awesome.

From the press release:

It will fill the Center’s original museum building with costumes, models and props from all six movies in the Star Wars saga, along with many interactive exhibits, hands-on displays and laboratories -- where guests can conduct their own scientific experiments on magnetic levitation and experience augmented virtual reality. Even a replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit will be a part of the exhibit, where guests can experience a multimedia presentation about making the jump to lightspeed!

I hope they still have the interpretation carts (I'm not sure if they're a part of the exhibit or an extra the musuem created for themselves), but they were really neat. We had a little ion engine, a prosthetic arm visitors could 'try', and a magnetism station with diamagnetic material (and liquid nitrogen ). In any case, I'm looking forward to seeing this neat exhibit again.

[SpaceCanada]

There is no mention of how long the exhibit will be open. Will it still be there for the adult 8-day camp in early October?

[alumniandi]

The dates for the Star Wars exhibit will be 06/25/2010 through 09/06/2010. There is a cool countdown clock on the Space Camp website too!

[Hotdog]

I remember when there was an X-Wing fighter mockup in the Rocket Park (up until the late 80s). Any chance on bringing that back for this exhibit?