PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A beloved exhibit at the Please Touch Museum just got a major upgrade.
Since Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum moved to Memorial Hall in 2008, the Rocket Room has been a place for young minds to hone their skills for a NASA internship.
And with some recent improvements, the launcher has expanded its capacity as an early teaching tool for kids to learn about math and science.
According to the museum’s Chief Learning Officer Olivia Thomas, they now have a new and improved rocket launcher; a spacecraft you can go inside, explore and pretend to be an astronaut; communication to their Mission Control; and a place where kids can test what a Mars rover might look or work like.
“You can talk about trajectory and angles just through the movement and then how much air pressure you apply determines how far your rocket launches,” Thomas said.
Kids can even try on costumes, astronaut helmets, different jackets, and pretend to be scientists.
“We’re really excited to have it reopened and really kind of revived for the holiday season,” Thomas added.
The museum offers discounted admission for $2 per person the first Wednesday of each month.