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Cosmos Coaster launches at the Museum of Aviation

The Museum of Aviation now has a third adventure for its virtual reality simulator that brings you up close and personal with the planets

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Step into the Museum of Aviation and you're immediately surrounded by history.

But, as of last week, you can be surrounded by the stars of the Solar System because of its newest simulated adventure.

"One was a mission to the International Space Station, the other was an underwater adventure and now we have Cosmos Coaster," said Jenny Maas, the director of the Museum of Aviation Foundation.

People step into the simulator that moves up, down, and side-to-side, put on the virtual reality goggles, and it's time to explore space.

The goggles allow for a 360-degree view as the ride is in motion, and surrounds you with sounds of the coaster ticking along the tracks.

The coaster warps you through space, sending you to a different planet about every twenty or so seconds, allowing you to explore the craters of the moon and lava on the surface of Venus.

This experience is fairly unique to Georgia.

"The response has been wonderful," Maas continued, "the Museum of Aviation is the second location in the state of Georgia to get this machine. We partnered with Pulseworks, which is out of Atlanta to get it here," Maas said.

The simulator is open seven days a week, just like the museum, and costs $10 for general admission or $8 for military.

All of the funds go to the Museum of Aviation Foundation and to the Museum's STEM Academy. 

"We certainly look forward to partnering this with our summer camps and our other different programs here," Maas said.

 

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