FORT WAYNE, IN (June 8, 2023) – Science Central unveiled a new exhibit, Build a Human Habitat on Mars, on Thursday, June 8.
This brand-new exhibit expands the footprint of the center’s existing permanent exhibition Sun, Earth, Universe, located on Science Central’s Top Level.
Build a Human Habitat on Mars is a hands-on exhibit designed to inspire, engage, and educate the next generation of explorers about the human exploration of Mars. Featuring a construction platform and building bricks, visitors will design their own imaginary habitat for successfully living and working on Mars. The exhibit includes a set of challenge cards that detail some of the difficulties people may face when establishing an outpost on Mars. These cards are intended to help guide visitors’ design decisions.
Martin S. Fisher, Science Central’s executive director, says Build a Human Habitat on Mars is a worthy addition to Sun, Earth, Universe.
“The Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition is already a popular space in Science Central,” says Fisher. “It does a great job educating visitors about the cosmos and now Build a Human Habitat on Mars expands the scope of that education to include planetary settlement, which is such an important topic for future explorers to be considering.”
Build a Human Habitat on Mars was manufactured by the Science Museum of Minnesota, in collaboration with the National Informal STEM Education Network, and funded by a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The exhibit was unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
