Brand New ‘NASA Experience’ Coming to Oakland
More of NASA is coming to Oakland thanks to a new partnership between the Chabot Space & Science Center and NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, officials with Chabot announced.
Chabot is anchoring the partnership with a gallery called The NASA Experience in the Spees Building and with elements of the experience woven throughout Chabot.
Children and adults will be able to learn more about science, technology, engineering, art and math, or STEAM, through The NASA Experience, opening in November.
Chabot and NASA will partner in three ways, starting with The NASA Experience, which puts Chabot’s visitors in the role of NASA researchers.
Visitors will explore the latest questions in space exploration in this ever-changing exhibition. Hands-on STEAM studios highlight the current science at NASA through interactive challenges, models, artifacts and more.
Plus, Chabot’s new visitor center brings to life the thrilling, challenging and inspiring process of scientific discovery by showcasing the real stories and people at NASA Ames Research Center.
To launch the visitor center, extensive interior and exterior renovations are planned throughout Chabot to create a fully immersive museum experience. NASA learning content will enrich the entire museum, with redeveloped galleries dedicated to NASA in Chabot Space & Science Center’s Spees building.
Secondly, the two organizations will create STEAM education experiences throughout Oakland, building on connections with the city’s schools, libraries and other groups. Participants will be able to learn more about current NASA research.
Lastly, Chabot will connect the career opportunities at NASA with Chabot’s youth development programs.
NASA will be providing field trips, speakers and independent study opportunities to children in Chabot’s Galaxy Explorers program, who will be able to learn about the missions and technology at work at NASA Ames.
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