One of the highlights of the Saint Louis Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program is providing our YES Teens with opportunities to connect with leading STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professionals from around the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. This interaction not only sparks interest in career fields a teen may not have otherwise… Continue reading
The Saint Louis Science Center has been recognized as one of the top science centers and free museums in the United States of America! We’re honored that Newsweek magazine has nominated our institution for their Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Free Museum category. We hope that you will vote for us! Voting has… Continue reading
Glenn Curtiss Commemorative Stamps – 1980 This set of postmarked stamps commemorative the aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, one of the founders of the U.S. aircraft industry. Although he may be most known for developing the JN-4 “Jenny” two-seat training aircraft during World War I, Curtiss also created the world’s first successful flying boat. A flying… Continue reading
Did you know that the Boeing F4B-4 was the U.S. Navy’s last bi-plane fighter, and the last fighter produced for the Navy by Boeing? From 1923 to 1937 Boeing produced several excellent fighter planes, but this aircraft was the first line fighter once it entered service in 1932. It was designed for carrier operation, and… Continue reading
The Experience Flight team is thrilled to announce some big changes with our flight simulators! Our long-serving Ride Simulator, which we’d affectionately called “Blue,” has been swapped out for a new machine. Taking up the mantle from this popular machine is our new Adventure Pod, which we’ve appropriately named “Red!” This newly renovated machine offers… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Youth Exploring Science Program today to help power connections to STEAM through efforts like these. Teens in the Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program’s Aerospace component took to the sky this summer. Thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles Program, the YES Teens had the… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Youth Exploring Science Program today to help power connections to STEAM through efforts like these. Sparking an interest in science doesn’t just happen inside the Science Center. This summer, as part of the Summertime Science program, teens in the Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science Program… Continue reading
On December 17, 1903, in a field outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright brothers launched humans into the aerial age. For the first time in history, a pilot successfully flew a heavier-than-air powered airplane in a controlled and sustained flight. This 1/12 scale model is a replica of the biplane which was constructed of… Continue reading
This ashtray commemorates the successful launch of Sputnik-1, the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. Sputnik orbited our planet for three weeks before its batteries died, sending radio signals as it flew low-Earth orbit. Sputnik triggered the Space Race with the US, ushering in a new era of… Continue reading
On November 19, 1969, astronaut Pete Conrad became the third person to step foot on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission. This four-piece inflight coverall garment set was made for and worn by Conrad in space. They are made of a highly fire resistant, Teflon-coated cloth. The slippery qualities of the… Continue reading
