Posts Tagged ‘rockets’

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, US

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, US

The work that goes on at the NASA/CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory isn’t just cool. It’s incredibly cool. [Read More]

NASA Exploration Center, Ames, California, United States

NASA Exploration Center, Ames, California, United States

NASA’s Ames Research Center is home to plenty of cool technology and even a National Landmark — the enormous Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. [Read More]

Space and Missile Heritage Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Space and Missile Heritage Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Vandenberg Air Force Base is  one of the US’ key spaceports and is responsible for launching both commercial and military satellites into orbit. [Read More]

Chabot Space and Science Center, California, United States

Chabot Space and Science Center, California, United States

The Chabot Space and Science Center has an outreach schedule that we struggled to get our head round — as a community attraction, it’s undoubtedly one of the most impressive we’ve ever seen. [Read More]

Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, London, United Kingdom

Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, London, United Kingdom

For anybody with an interest in the explosive side of chemistry, the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey is a great day out. [Read More]

Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum, New York, United States

Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum, New York, United States

Centered on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space museum is a floating treasure trove of exhibits for aviation enthusiasts. [Read More]

The Cosmosphere, Kansas, United States

The Cosmosphere, Kansas, United States

With a U.S. space artifact collection second only to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the largest collection of Russian space artifacts outside of Moscow, the Hall of Space Museum is known by space enthusiasts worldwide. [Read More]

Space Expo, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

Space Expo, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

Space Expo has the honour of being Europe’s first permanent space exhibition and  the visitors’ centre for ESA in the Netherlands, the European Space Agency’s largest technical establishment. [Read More]

EXplorion, Heerlen, The Netherlands

EXplorion, Heerlen, The Netherlands

EXplorion has a great location on the edge of the Brunssummerheide nature park and although that’s not the only thing that makes it a great day out, it certainly helps [Read More]

NASA plans big day out in Williamsburg

NASA plans big day out in Williamsburg

When your goal is communicating to the public, you go where the public gathers. That’s why NASA is taking its mission to explore and discover to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Aug. 13-14. [Read More]

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Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley, United Kingdom

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley, United Kingdom

Queen Street Mill is the believed to be the last steam driven weaving shed in Europe, if not the world. [Read More]

Hendrichs Drop Forge, Solingen, Germany

Hendrichs Drop Forge, Solingen, Germany

The Hendrichs Drop Forge in Solingen is around 120 years old — until it ceased production in 1986 scissors were [Read More]

Detroit Science Center, Michigan, United States

Detroit Science Center, Michigan, United States

Filled with interactive exhibits, the Detroit Science Center is a great day out for anyone interested in engineering, [Read More]

Textilfabrik Cromford, Ratingen, Germany

Textilfabrik Cromford, Ratingen, Germany

The museum takes visitors on a journey along the production stages from cotton to yarn. [Read More]

Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, California, US

Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, California, US

The Cartoon Art Museum holds artifacts that represent the history and contemporary development of cartoons, [Read More]

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