Be the Astronaut at San Diego Air & Space Museum
“It’s exhibits like this that will cause [children] to take that extra science course, extra math course, engineering course and get them excited. Because not everyone is going to go into space and be an astronaut or a pilot but maybe they pursue some other scientific field.”
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Be the Astronaut is a great way to introduce the principle concepts of 21st century space exploration – and it's hugely appealing to kids ages 5-15. (It's like a sophisticated "Oregon Trail", designed for the Xbox and Playstation generation.)
Refueling in deep space with fuel created through “in situ resource utilization” on the Moon or asteroids
Driving a rover to a lunar in-situ resource utilization facility