The Museum of York County will present the planetarium show To Space & Back from June 6 – October 1, 2014. The show examines how items and technologies originally developed for the space program have become part of our everyday lives. The museum will place a special emphasis on these “spinoffs” that have a local connection, such as PBI fiber and the Black & Decker cordless drill, which both have York County connections. The planetarium show will also be available to every visiting school group in the 2014-2015 academic year. SC Humanities supported this project with a Mini Grant in April 2014.
To Space and Back examines NASA by-products, called spinoffs, that are used in our daily lives. Each planetarium show will be introduced by a live, facilitated talk that links the show to York County history and culture. A small exhibit of spinoff items will also be available for visitors to view. Museum historian Michael Scoggins will also give a special presentation on June 14, 2014.
For more information about the Museum of York County and the “To Space and Back to York County” project, please visit the Culture and Heritage Museums website at http://chmuseums.org/.
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