Cité de l'espace
The Cité de l'espace (French for Space City) is a scientific discovery centre in France focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997 and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse. , there had been more than four million visitors. Exhibits and installations. One can visit full-scale models of the Ariane 5 rocket (), Mir, and Soyuz modules. The original planetarium has 140 seats and presents shows throughout the day. Cité de l'espace also has numerous exhibits, often interactive; for example, a mock-up of a control room near the model of Ariane 5, allows visitors  to prepare the launching of a rocket, help with its flight and then place a satellite in orbit. Terr@dome (a terrestrial half-sphere in diameter) presents the history of space from the Big-bang to the Solar System. A building named Astralia, which opened in 2005, includes: a 280-seat planetarium, called the Stellarium, equipped with a hemispherical screen in area; a 300-seat IMAX cinema, which shows the film "Hubble 3D" (previously "Space Station 3D", a 3D film made on board the International Space Station); and conference rooms.