Moonshot Museum Opening this October

Moonshot Museum, Pittsburgh’s first space museum, is opening its doors this October 2022! Join the opening celebrations to watch real lunar landers being built, enjoy immersive simulated mission experiences, and more.

Moonshot Museum to Open Soon

On August 23, Moonshot Museum announced that it will open its doors to the public on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Moonshot Museum is Pennsylvania’s first space museum and the first museum in the world to focus on career readiness for the contemporary space industry.

As described in its press release, the museum “will send visitors on simulated lunar missions designed to foster space career + community readiness and propel young people of all backgrounds to purse space-related careers across the spectrum of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM).” This includes, but is not limited to, space careers in medicine, business, law, policy, and the humanities.

Astrobotic CEO and founding board member John Thornton said that “the Moonshot Museum is a decade-long dream turned reality” and that it’s “designed for the community to literally step into the world of the space industry.” The museum will serve as a space for the community to meet real people building spacecraft and discover that there’s a place for them in space.

Opening Information

Moonshot Museum will be open to the public Wednesday – Sunday beginning Saturday, October 15, 2022. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3 – 17). An exclusive Northside Neighbors preview day will be available for Northside residents on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Northside Neighbors Preview Day

Northside residents will be among the first to experience Moonshot Museum. Join them for a FREE preview day as they celebrate the launch of an out-of-this-world museum. Proof of residency is required at the door (accepted zip codes: 15214, 15233, 15212).

• Location: 1016 N. Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
• When: October 13, 2022  |  2:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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Opening Day

Includes a ribbon cutting ceremony, exclusive opening day giveaways, special activities by Astrobotic, Carnegie Science Center, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, and Attack Theater, and more!

• Location: 1016 N. Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
• When: October 15, 2022  |  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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More Information

For more information, read the full press release or visit the Moonshot Museum website. For more technology stories, visit our News page.