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Planetarium's Apollo 13 astronaut exhibit getting crowdfunded redesign [i]America's first planetarium wants to better share the story of the United States' first steps into space and the career of one of the country's most famous astronauts — and needs your help to do it. The Adler Planetarium in Chicago, established in 1930, is redesigning its almost decade-old exhibition "Shoot for the Moon" and re-launching it as "Mission Moon" to immerse visitors in the life of astronaut James Lovell. The debut of the re-imagined exhibit is timed to coincide with the 45th anniversary of Lovell's best-known mission, Apollo 13. "Since 2006, we've been telling the story of Captain James Lovell, an astronaut who flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13, but we want to tell that story a little better," Michelle Nichols, a master educator in the Adler's astronomy department, said in a video statement. To achieve that, the Adler on Monday (Jan. 19) launched its [URL=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/adler-planetarium-mission-moon-exhibition]first crowdfunding campaign[/URL], aiming to raise $95,000 to support the opening of the "Mission Moon" exhibit on April 11, 45 years to the day after the launch of Apollo 13.[/i]
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