Space Mission is an invitation to a journey through time and space. It offers a glimpse of the opportunities that space offers, but also its limits.
The exhibition, whose route unfolds in five parts, offers an overview of research, technologies and reflections on space missions.
Explorer
Human and robotic space exploration are inseparable
In this first part, the visitor discovers objects that go where humans cannot go, for reasons of safety or timescales. Probes and rovers collect images and sounds and analyse atmospheres or rock samples, but they also prepare the arrival of human beings.
Voyager
Set out to prepare a drilling operation on Europe, a moon of Jupiter located millions of kilometres from Earth. Thanks to this show, experience a space expedition from liftoff to landing. From the discovery of launch vehicles to the choice of propulsion mode, including the calculation of trajectories, reality is far from resembling science-fiction films!
Transiter
Do you know Artemis? This programme made it possible to send the Orion spacecraft into space at the end of 2022, using the SLS launcher. Orion successfully completed its first uncrewed voyage around the Moon, paving the way for a future crewed mission. Discover a replica of Orion and another of I-HAB, the European habitat module of the Lunar Gateway space station.
Séjourner
Here, visitors travel into the future, set foot on the Moon and wander through an established base. How can one live there autonomously, using the resources found on site and recycling as much as possible? What architectural solutions can adapt to lunar constraints? Through a multimedia game, become an astronaut training to live a day on Mars.
Questionner
Take a step back.
A word to the experts: an astrophysicist, a sociologist or a geopolitical analyst. An audiovisual display offers a reflection on the relationship our society has with space and in particular on the reasons that motivate sending humans into space. In this last part, take the opportunity to consult the latest news on the subject.