Space Gallery
Investigate the amazing properties of aluminum-lithium alloy while experimenting with its strength and stability. Assemble part of the international space station. Study Virginia's moon rock. Witness the effects of near-zero gravity. Simulate a satellite's orbit around the Earth and the moon in the unique Gravity Wells exhibit.
Virginia SOLs:
Science - 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 4.2, 4.7, 5.4, 6.8, PS.5, PS.10,
ES.5, ES.14, PH.4, PH.5, PH.12;
History - VS.1, CE.12