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.
| Venue | Chabot Space and Science Center |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2006 |
| Technologies | simulated moonwalk, lunar-module landing simulator |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 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.