Henry Crown Space Center

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Henry Crown Space Center
Aurora 7 the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.JPG
Aurora 7 capsule
Henry Crown Space Center
Established1986;39 years ago (1986)
Location5700 South Lake Shore Drive
(at East 57th Street),
Chicago, Illinois, US, 60637
Coordinates 41°47′26″N87°34′58″W / 41.79056°N 87.58278°W / 41.79056; -87.58278
TypeSpace 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/

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]

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Exhibits

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] The space center was remodeled and reopened in May 2024.

References

  1. 1 2 Faust, Pete (July 1, 1986). "MUSEUM'S SPACE CENTER OPENS ON HOPEFUL NOTE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Space Is the Place". msichicago. Museum of Science and Industry. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Pridemore, Jay (June 27, 1986). "OMNIMAX IS MUSEUM'S NEWEST STAR". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Museum Of Science And Industry Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11's First Moon Landing". CBS Broadcasting Inc. July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Legacy of Henry Crown". aspeninstitute. Aspen Institute. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ Meadows, Jonah. "Henry Crown's Former Mansion Sold In Evanston". patch. Patch Media. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ Friedman Miner, Lisa. "Where you can mark Apollo 11's 50th anniversary in Chicago and the suburbs". Paddock Publications, Inc. Chicago daily Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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