Public Observatory Project – Transition Phase

September 1st, 2012 - August 31st, 2014 | PROJECT

This award provides critical support to continue operating the Public Observatory at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) beyond the initial two-year period of construction, opening, and initial operation, and to keep it viable until it can become a permanent fully endowed education and public outreach feature on the National Mall.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

David DeVorkin, Principal Investigator, Smithsonian Institution
Katie Moore, Co-Principal Investigator, Smithsonian Institution

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 1219836
Funding Amount: 210000

Tags

Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Space science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits