NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The NASA Johnson Space Center Driven to Explore exhibit is a mobile multimedia experience showcasing the Shuttle Program, the progress of the International Space Station and benefits of space exploration leading into NASA’s next major program, Constellation. The walking tour includes breathtaking imagery and state-of-the-art models of the Constellation Program’s next-generation launch vehicles and human spacecraft destined for use to explore the moon and beyond.

As part of this unique exploration experience, visitors will learn why NASA is going back to the moon and how and what astronauts plan to do while there. Plus, visitors will have the unique opportunity to touch a 3 billion-year-old moon rock brought back aboard Apollo 17,  the last manned mission to the moon in 1972. The moon rock is the centerpiece of the exhibit and is one of only seven lunar samples in the world made available for the public to touch and feel. Other displays, some interactive, may accompany the exhibit. These displays would be housed beneath an inflatable tent on the exterior of the structure.

Driven to Explore has no admission charge and is designed for all ages and venues. The exhibit works especially well at festivals, museums, schools and large sporting events. The exhibit is wheelchair accessible. Touring the exhibit takes approximately 10 minutes.