Come visit the Moon with French astrophysicist and co-discoverer of ice on the Moon, Sylvestre Maurice! He will guide you through the “Moon exhibition” in Cité de l’espace, the space museum in Toulouse, France. These 4 videos were made as part of the “children’s science conference” that invited pupils to imagine their schools on the Moon. Through the eyes of an astrophysicist who has dedicated his life to solar system exploration, click and discover step by step the immersive “Moon exhibition”.
Relive the accomplishment of Apollo 11 and the first steps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a retrospective that reveals the key moments of this world event and the incredible challenges solved 50 years ago by NASA teams. Learn how hostile the lunar environment is but also how resourceful and full of surprises it can be! Finally, let’s understand how we could use our knowledge to settle on the Moon.
About Cité de l’espace
Located in Toulouse, Europe’s space capital, the Cité de l’espace is a unique and lively place for sharing space adventures. The Cité de l’espace, which spans 5 hectares, has welcomed over five million visitors in its fifteen years of existence, it is Europe’s premier astronomy and space science culture center.
Relive the accomplishment of Apollo 11 and the first steps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a retrospective that reveals the key moments of this world event and the incredible challenges solved 50 years ago by NASA teams. Learn how hostile the lunar environment is but also how resourceful and full of surprises it can be! Finally, let’s understand how we could use our knowledge to settle on the Moon.
Together with Ars Electronica and several other organizations in Europe Cité de l’espace is part of the EU project spaceEU. More formats involving Cité de l’espace can be found in the space garden here in the Ars Electronica online festival and on www.space-eu.org.
Preview videos
1. Ils ont marché sur la Lune, retournons-y! / They walked on the Moon, let’s go back! (3:03 min)
2. La Lune, un milieu hostile /The Moon, a hostile environment (2 :56 min)
3. La Lune, des ressources naturelles à utiliser / The Moon, natural resources to use (2 :50 min)
4. Vivre sur la Lune / Live on the Moon (2 :59 min)
Credit: Cité de l’espace (FR)
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, France
Speaker: Sylvestre Maurice, astrophysicist, co-discoverer of ice on the Moon
Filmmaker: Bruno Canredon
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Press kit PDF (EN) Press kit PDF (FR)
