OBPR Space Flight and Science Exhibit

The Office of Biological and Physical Research exhibit, known as the Space Flight and Science Exhibit features six stations each equiped with computer terminals that display a series of video clips on computers clustered around a series of six light towers.

* Tower 1 computer clips explored "Shuttling to Space," with computer selections on the birth of the shuttle era, how the shuttle works, how
astronauts are selected, how they are trained, and the future of the shuttle.

* Tower 2 computer clips explained "Living in Space," explaining the biological changes to humans, plants and animals in the reduced gravity of
space, as well as some of the medical benefits that the public is deriving from biological scientific inquiry on the shuttle.

* Tower 3 explored "Science in Space," discussing the various disciplines conducted in space, how flames and liquids behave in space, and how the
shuttle steadies to perform science in space.

* Tower 4 introduced the International Space Station with the them "Laboratory in Space" which, when completed in this decade, will host
year-round scientific experiments.

* Tower 5 presented businesses that have been developed in space which take advantage of the productivity possible in a reduced gravity
environment.

* Tower 6 showed how life could presently be envisioned on Mars after low-earth scientific activity is commercialized.

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