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Henry Crown Space Center opened in 1986.[1] The space center includes artifacts and interactive exhibits about space travel. Located in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry the Henry Crown Space Center includes the Apollo 8 spacecraft and Aurora 7 capsule.[2]

Henry Crown Space Center

Aurora 7 capsule
Established	1986
Location	5700 South Lake Shore Drive (at East 57th Street), Chicago, Illinois, US, 60637
Coordinates	41°47′26″N 87°34′58″W
Type	Space Museum
Collection size	Spacecraft Remote control Mars Rover Apollo 8 spacecraft Aurora 7 capsule
Website	www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/henry-crown-space-center/

Exhibits

• Interactive docking simulation with a replica of the International Space Station.[2]
• Remote control Mars Rover[2]
• Apollo 8 spacecraft[2]
• Aurora 7 capsule[2]
• Jet-packs that astronauts wear[3]
• Lunar module used for Apollo 11 training[4]

History

The museum was established with a donation from philanthropist Henry Crown. Crown was a billionaire who built General Dynamics. General Dynamics also played a role in Aerospace.[5][6]

The space center opened with a visit from James Lovell in 1986.[1] The cost of the Space center was 12 million dollars. The museum of Science and Industry in Chicago also opened an OmniMax theater in 1986: it was built inside the space center.[3][7]

References

External links

• Henry Crown Space Center
• "Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms", a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary
• A Field Guide to American Spacecraft
• Documentary of the U.S. Space Program Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine in Florida

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