Event ID: | 232 |
Contact Name: | Colin Hutcheson |
Contact Email: | colin.hutcheson@thinktank.ac |
Contact Phone: | 0121 202 2222 |
Organization: | Thinktank Science museum |
Event Web Site: | http://www.thinktank.ac |
Dates: | 4th October 2007 to 31st December 2007 |
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Type: | Public |
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Country: | United Kingdom |
State/Province: | West Midlands |
City: | Birmingham |
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Location: | Thinktank Science museumMillennium Point Curzon Street |
Event Name: | Blast off! Planetarium show |
Event Description: | Celebrate 50 years of Space Exploration with this new, presenter led planetarium show. Take in the view enjoyed by the first humans in Space, travel to the planets with a Spacecraft, and discover why the human race will have to depart Planet Earth to find a new home in the distant future. Shows daily, tickets |
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Report on the Results: | Blast Off! A show about the history of Space flight was shown daily in the Planetarium. Those who attend were of all ages and from as far away as Japan, China and Switzerland, along with local visitors. Most visitors who attended really enjoyed it, many of whom had not been to a planetarium before. They left comments such as A fantastic show that was both enjoyable for me and kept my 4 year old entertained (Female 31); I hope to be able to visit again (Male, age 12); Very helpful finding out about the next phase of exploration - Mars (Male, age 58); I liked seeing the Spacecraft and the shuttle (Male, aged 4) Favourite moments included flying with Voyager spacecraft as they few past the planets and flying over the surface of Mars. |
Attendance: | 1600 |
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Media Impressions: | 0 |
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