Blast Off to the Cosmos: Asia’s First-Ever ‘SPACE JOURNEY BANGKOK’ Exhibition Lands in Town
Experience the Best of Space Exploration at “SPACE JOURNEY BANGKOK”
Get ready to embark on an extraordinary journey through space and time at “SPACE JOURNEY BANGKOK”, the latest world-class space exhibition to be held in Thailand and for the first time in Asia.
Join us to explore 10 Virtual Exhibition Halls showcasing the past, present, and future of space exploration. Discover a vast collection of over 600 used spaceship parts and rare models from the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries, displayed in various formats.
Watch 3D movies, interact with the universe zone, and experience the thrill of a gyroscope. Learn about the development of space exploration from its beginnings to the present day and future projects.
Highlights of the Exhibition
- The original components of the Saturn V space shuttle F1 engine, recovered from the Pacific Ocean floor by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, are on display.
- The original control panel of the Houston Mission Command Center, used by engineers to communicate with astronauts on the Apollo missions and early space shuttles.
- A document with calculations for different flight paths, handwritten by engineers and set aside.
- A 1:1 replica of the Apollo Control Module, equipped with period-correct controls for the entire duration of the flight.
- A model of the Mars rover, which was initially expected to work for 90 days but ultimately worked for 5,498 days.
- A model of the lunar probe, sent to replace humans on the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.
- A collection of meteorites, including rocks from Mars, with a value per gram higher than gold.
The exhibition will be held from December 16, 2024, to April 16, 2025, at Event Space 98, BITEC Buri (BITEC Bangna Exhibition and Convention Center).
This world-class space exhibition has already been exhibited in 5 European countries under the name “Cosmos Discovery Space Exhibition”, with over 1 million visitors. The goal for this exhibition in Thailand is to have 200,000 visitors in 4 years.