Shenzhen Tian Gongque Aerospace Science Exploration and Art Museum officially opens

China News Service, Shenzhen, September 11 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) Shenzhen Tian Gongque Aerospace Science Exploration and Art Museum officially opened on the 10th. This venue covers an area of ​​more than 3,800 square meters, has 21 themed experience areas, and is positioned as an integrated space of "aerospace technology + digital art + space culture".

Entering Tian Gongque, every tourist is a "preparatory astronaut". 21 themed experience areas connect a complete line of interstellar exploration, providing tourists with a space growth journey that "let children become the protagonists of the story". In the rocket launch area here, children can press the ignition button with their own hands; in the satellite command and control center, experiencers can work in groups to complete parameter verification and command confirmation before launch; the audio-optical multi-dimensional simulation and somatosensory device accurately restores the roar and vibration of the engine, and abstract mathematical formulas are transformed into perceptible physical operations.

Photo courtesy of the museum

Visitors walk into a 1:1 restored living area of the space station and can touch the portholes and operate equipment, as if they are in space; the interactive projects in the cabin are in line with the real space mission process; a completely disassembled extravehicular spacesuit is on display at the Astronaut House; the theme pavilion displays real rocket wreckage and a full range of rocket models, and every ablation trace tells the story of a real flight.

Jiutian Lanyue LBE large space VR theater is the most popular immersive project in the venue. Here, the audience can embark on a lunar exploration journey from a first-person perspective. With the help of holographic hand tracking, virtual and real interactive props and other interactive methods, they can immersively experience aerospace scenes such as weightlessness in space, spacecraft rendezvous and docking, and lunar landing scientific research.

Opening ceremony. Photo courtesy of the museum

At the opening ceremony, Zhou Lan, director of the Industrial Heritage Research Institute of the Industrial Culture Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, elaborated on the value and significance of displaying aerospace industry culture to the public from the perspective of industrial cultural inheritance. Yang Kui, general manager of Shenzhen Tian Gongque Aerospace Science Exploration and Art Museum, said that starting from Shenzhen, a new scene for aerospace science popularization and cultural tourism experience should be built.

On the same day, China Jiuquan Aerospace Culture and Tourism (Shenzhen Tian Gongque) Operation Center and Lenghu (Shenzhen) Youth Science and Technology Innovation Base were simultaneously unveiled at the venue. (over)