TO THE MOON NASA EXHIBIT LETS GUESTS FEEL LIKE SPACE EXPLORERS.Byline: PATRICK ST. MICHEL Special to the Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. -- NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. will use holographic See holographic storage. and 3-D imagery to tell Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fair visitors about its space-exploration plans for the next quarter-century. ``Vision for Space Exploration Experience,'' the NASA exhibit that will be on display Aug. 25-Sept. 4 during the Antelope Valley Fair, was previewed Tuesday for Edwards Air Force Base residents. ``We want to share the vision of space exploration with the public,'' said Shannon Ridinger, who tours with the exhibit. The exhibit, created in 2005 and housed in a 53-foot-long trailer, presents representations of the surfaces of the moon, Mars and places beyond the Red Planet. Visitors can also learn about how life on Earth will evolve as NASA develops advances in power, computer technologies, communications, networking and robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions . The wheelchair-accessible exhibit takes approximately 10 minutes to navigate, and the trailer can accommodate up to 128 visitors an hour. Ridinger said visitors are often impressed by the futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. plans NASA showcases. ``People are usually surprised to learn about our plans for the future,'' Ridinger said. The exhibit travels all around the nation, with stops at various fairs, sporting events and museums. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Visitors, above, feel they are walking on the moon Tuesday in NASA's ``Vision for Space Exploration'' exhibit, to be open at the Antelope Valley Fair. Kids can get photos of themselves ``on the moon'' in a spacesuit at a NASA exhibit, above, that will be open during the Antelope Valley Fair. (3 -- color) Dawnya Lopez, 8, shows off a photo of herself `on the moon'' in a spacesuit at a NASA exhibit that will be open during the Antelope Valley Fair. She was among those at a preview Tuesday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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