What to Expect in NASA Village: Tents and Topics 

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Journey to Tomorrow Traveling Exhibit parked on Erieside Ave.
Topics and Activities by Tent 

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1. Exploring the Moon – 

Learn more about NASA’s work 

to “map” the Moon and provide 

power for future rovers and 

exploration operations. The Lunar 

Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) 

team will be on hand to talk 

about its mission to create a 

3D-printed map of the Moon 

to help identify future landing 

sites and resources. We’ll 

also have energy conversion 

demonstrations to show how 

we might provide power on the 

Moon without sunlight. 

2. Rovers and Wheels – 

See a full-scale model of NASA’s 

Volatiles Investigating Polar 

Exploration Rover (VIPER), which 

is heading to the Moon later this 

year to search for ice and other 

resources. You’ll also get to learn 

about specially designed tires for 

exploration on lunar and Martian 

surfaces and experience NASA’s 

Simulated Lunar Operations 

Laboratory (SLOPE). Using remote 

control cars, we’ll demonstrate 

how we test tire performance, 

excavation tools, and other 

vehicle components to ensure 

they are ready to explore the 

surfaces of the Moon and Mars. 

3. Artemis: 

To the Moon and Beyond – 

Have you ever seen a real rocket 

engine? What about a thruster? 

In here, you will! Experts will be 

on hand to talk about Artemis, 

the Orion spacecraft built to take 

humans farther than they’ve ever 

gone before, and our future lunar 

outpost called Gateway. We’ll talk 

about why we’re going to the 

Moon and Mars and how we plan 

to get there using NASA Glenn’s 

power and propulsion testing 

and expertise. 

4. Living and Working in Space – 

What’s it like to be an astronaut 

in space? Talk to experts about 

how astronauts live and work in 

low Earth orbit. Learn about the 

science experiments conducted 

on the International SpaceStation 

and how this work benefits lifeon 

Earth and future exploration. We’ll 

explain how our communications 

networks work in deep space. 

You can also “test out” working 

on the International Space 

Station and suiting up for your 

first mission through augmented 

and virtual reality interactive 

experiences. 

5. Eclipse Glasses – 

Safe eclipse viewing is NASA’s 

number one priority. Get your 

free viewing glasses here and 

learn about eclipse safety. 

6. NASA Village 

Welcome Center – 

Learn more about NASA and how 

the technology and innovations 

developed for aeronautics and 

space exploration are improving 

life here on Earth. You’ll also 

be able to talk to experts about 

NASA career and internship 

opportunities so one day you 

can be a part of the NASA team. 

7. Meet and Greet – 

Meet astronauts Jessica 

Watkins and Stephen Bowen, 

the “Passtronaut” Joshua 

Dobbs, and Astronaut Snoopy. 

These extraordinary visitors 

will be available throughout the 

festival to meet and greet with 

attendees. A daily schedule will 

be provided. 

8. Cleaner Aviation – 

NASA uses wind tunnels to 

simulate flight conditions for 

aircraft and spacecraft model 

testing. See how these wind 

tunnels work and learn about 

one of the engines designed and 

tested at NASA Glenn through 

an augmented and virtual reality 

interactive experience. The 

High-Efficiency Megawatt Motor 

(HEMM) was designed to meet 

the needs of electrified aircraft 

propulsion, improving fuel 

efficiency, reducing emissions, 

and decreasing dependency on 

carbon-based fuels. 

9. Air Taxis and Drones – 

Who is ready to ride in an air 

taxi? Visitors to this tent will be 

able to try it out via our virtual 

reality air taxi demo. We will 

also have a hands-on activity 

called Rotor Motors where 

you’ll see how vertical takeoff 

and landing works. 

10.Quesst: 

Quiet Supersonic Flight – 

Quesst is NASA’s mission to 

demonstrate supersonic flight 

without generating loud sonic 

booms. We will have an X-59 

model, flight simulation 

experiences, and a sonic boom 

thump demo for visitors to learn 

more about this mission and 

the benefits of quiet supersonic 

flight over land. 

11. Eclipses and Solar Science – 

Why does NASA study the Sun 

and its influences on Earth, the 

atmosphere, and space? Find 

out by talking to heliophysics 

experts who will share the 

“why” behind this science and 

the “what” to expect during 

Cleveland’s time in totality. We’ll 

also have hands-on activities to 

make ultraviolet bead bracelets 

and eclipse chalk art. 

Journey to Tomorrow – 

Attendees can walk through 

the “Journey to Tomorrow,” a 

traveling exhibit complete with 

interactive English- and 

Spanish-language kiosks, a 

replica lunar rover tire, and 

an Apollo-era Moon rock. 

Attendees will also see large-scale, inflatable displays of the revolutionary X-59 plane designed to quiet supersonic air travel, the 

Space Launch System rocket slated to take the first woman and person of color to the Moon, and a Mars habitat concept. They will 

also get to take photos at the NASA-themed selfie station and with the iconic NASA “meatball” insignia designed in Cleveland.