June 15, 2016
Page 11
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
In the new exhibit “Journey to Space,” guests step inside a full-size replica of the International Space Station’s Destiny Lab as it rotates around them, giving a hint at what
astronauts experience in space.
Blast Off to Space Exploration
New exhibit
opens Saturday
at OMSI
Beginning Saturday, June 18,
the Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry (OMSI) will take
guests through an out-of-this-
world experience with Journey to
Space: The Exhibition.
The 10,000 square-foot exhibit
features hands-on experiences that
will give visitors an up-close look
at what it takes to live, work, and
survive in the extraordinary en-
vironment of space. They’ll learn
about the vacuum of space, radia-
tion, meteoroids, and temperature
extremes, to better understand the
extreme conditions faced by astro-
nauts and their equipment.
After exploring the sights,
sounds, and smells on board an
orbiting space station like the In-
ternational Space Station, guests
can try their hands at some of
the feats of engineering that
support astronauts who live in
space. Through games, multime-
dia components, and interactive
exhibits, they’ll learn how astro-
nauts eat, sleep, and even go to
the bathroom in space. They’ll
learn irsthand the challenges of
working in space -- from operat-
ing a robotic arm to managing the
limited power supply available to
keep life support systems running
to discovering why working in a
PORTLAND PIONEERS OF
COLOR WALKING TOURS
(on FaceBook)
A walking tour showcasing
some of Portland’s early
African American pioneers
who lived in Historic downtown
when Oregon became a
State up to the 1920’s. Tour
highlights actual locations in
the downtown Portland area.
TOURS (2 hours)
Saturday, June 18th
Saturday, July 16th
Saturday, August 20th
Where: DOWNTOWN
TIMES: 1pm
Tour meets on east side of SW
1st and Ankeny (next to Port-
land Saturday Market)
$10.00 per Adult
$2.00 ages 10-17
Free - children under ten
Purchase tickets from tour
guide at tour location.
portlandpioneersofcolortours
@yahoo.com
space glove is so dificult.
The exhibit inale includes a
full scale, climb-aboard mock-up
of the Destiny Lab, the primary
research facility for U.S. pay-
loads on the ISS. With its rotating
mechanism, the Destiny Lab will
give museum visitors the realis-
tic sensation that they’re loat-
ing as they get a virtual tour of
the lab from astronauts who have
worked there.
The Exhibition runs through
Jan. 8. To learn more visit omsi.
edu.