Looking Back on Space & Science Festival 2017

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Aug 07, 2017 - 11:19am

This year’s Space & Science Festival was our biggest yet! The festival featured talks, films, special guests from NASA and cutting-edge displays. Visitors heard from innovators forging new paths on this planet and off it, met astronauts, and got a look at NASA technology, including a Mars rover concept vehicle.

Scroll below to see our roundup of visitors’ posts and highlights throughout the festival.

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A group of children is engaged in a hands-on educational activity, examining and working on a small robot model together.

Grant to Enhance Youth STEM Education and Engagement Through Year-Round Aerospace-Themed EventsThe Intrepid Museum has been awarded a $40,000 grant from NASA as part of the agency's initiative to ignite excitement in STEM (Science, Technology...

Signed photo of Intrepid’s softball team posting with the ship’s captain.

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A young man wearing glasses and a black cap holds up a purple rectangular frame in front of an airplane.

As July marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we join disabled advocates and their allies across the country in celebrating and honoring Disability Pride. At the Intrepid Museum, we recognize the ADA as an essential...

Two children play inside a mock space capsule located in the Museum's Exploreum

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A man and woman read an exhibit panel on Intrepid's flight deck while their child points at the propeller of an aircraft.

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