The visitor then chooses from an array of buttons that warp the image in different shapes. A sign on a closed box with rubber-covered holes encourages visitors to use their sense of touch and attempt to identify the object hidden in the box. The display demonstrates sound by making a high pitched squeal when a visitor places their hands close to or on the polymer tubes around the rods. The rod on top of the box controls pitch while the rod extending from the right-hand side controls volume. The closer a visitor's hand is to the volume control the louder the sound gets.
Adults seem to enjoy investigating the hands-on exhibits as much as the children.
The 58-foot wide screen is curved at the edges to encompass the viewer's peripheral vision. The design enables viewers to feel as if they are participating in the events unfolding on the screen. Another permanent exhibit is the Space Science Gallery. The gallery exhibits artifacts from the Gemini and Apollo space missions, and contains a display based on the progress being made with the International Space Station. The Space Station exhibit changes with each new phase of construction.