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MOSI AWARDED $1 + MILLION GRANT FROM NASA
Posted By: rstilesDate Posted: February 25, 2010
Tampa, FL (January 18, 2010) –MOSI is one of nine institutions nationwide to receive the 2009 NASA Competitive Program for Science Museums & Planetariums. MOSI will receive a $1,155,648 grant to create an innovative, hands-on, multimedia exhibition titled: Mission LEAP (Lunar Expedition for Astronaut Pioneers).
Mission LEAP will allow MOSI guests to experience a simulated lunar outpost. While on this outpost, they can participate in the NASA vision of living on worlds beyond earth using an interactive immersive environment. Guests will discover what is needed to construct and maintain a lunar base for human habitation.
MOSI is partnering with Simiosys Real World Laboratory led by Christopher Stapleton, who will lead the mixed reality experiential learning landscape (MR ELL) development .
In addition, experts from NASA-Kennedy Space Center and consultant Mike O’Neal will assist in the science and lunar exploration content. Girl Scouts from West Central Florida , students from Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School-Aviation/Aerospace and Maritime Studies (NASA Alumni Explorer School) MOSI’s Kids In Charge! Advisory Board and MOSI guests will assist in the evaluation of the design of the project.
Photo Caption: This rendering of the Mission LEAP Exhibit shows a Lunar Outpost Simulation Lab. The exhibit simulates the moon surface with a mobile lunar lab, a lunar lander, lunar robotics center, operations center, interactive space suite a moon crater wall and more.
About MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry)
MOSI is a not-for-profit, community-based institution and educational resource dedicated to advancing public interest, knowledge, and understanding of science, industry, and technology. With a total size of over 400,000 square feet, MOSI is the largest science center in the southeastern United States, and home to the only IMAX® Dome Theatre in the state of Florida. Kids In Charge! The Children’s Science Center at MOSI is the largest children’s science center in the nation. Disasterville, featuring WeatherQuest, combines education and 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibits on the science behind natural disasters. MOSI’s newest permanent exhibition, The Amazing You, explores the fascinating world of the beginning of life, childhood, and adolescent developmental life stages. MOSI is a 2009 recipient of the Institute for Museum and Library Services Medal, the nation’s top award for community service. For more information on MOSI, visit www.mosi.org.
