Space Nomads

By Off This Planet
Community contribution / January 20, 2016

Just a short account of two "Space Nomads" who travel around 5 states visiting schools with a mobile planetarium and space show.

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By Off This Planet

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A "Starlab" Planetarium will visit your venue and present a program in the area of Earth and Beyond. Subjects covered include Day and Night, Moon phases and eclipses, Solar System objects, Earth's orbit and seasons, life cycles of stars etc. Included is an interactive Space History and Exploration program which gives the students a chance to handle "things flown in space" and observe models of Mars Rovers, rockets, space shuttles, astronauts suits and much more.

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