'The closest you can get to space travel on Earth’

America's former industrial powerhouse may not be the most obvious destination for those looking to the stars – but dreams are being made (and built) in the Steel City Inside Pittsburgh’s extraordinary new Moonshot Museum 🚀⬇️

America’s former industrial powerhouse may not be the most obvious destination for those looking to the stars – but dreams are being made in the Steel City

“It will be a constantly changing and organic exhibit,” says Sam Moore, executive director at the Moonshot Museum. “We are not just a museum, but part of a working laboratory. This is the closest you can get to space travel here on Earth.” “We want the children of Pittsburgh to see they can have a career in space exploration. You don’t need to go to Florida, California or the Mojave Desert to work in this field,” he adds.

Pittsburgh may not immediately register as a centre for cutting-edge science. The city’s history is solidly industrial as a hub for coal mining and steel production. Situated at an intersection between three rivers, it was easily navigable, and its natural resources provided the building blocks for a growing nation.America’

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