Lunar Light is Dallas' new immersive mixed reality experience.
DALLAS — When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, he spoke to Earth. His declaration, “One small step for man, one giant leap for humanity,” is arguably the most memorable quote in history.
So what should I say if I go back to the moon?
“It’s a little shipping container for humanity,” Daniel Lusa said.
It may sound crazy, but if you're dreaming of the moon, Mars, and beyond, the shipping containers outside the old Valley View Mall in Dallas could be your launch pad.
They were placed here by Roosa's grandfather, Stuart Roosa, who went to the moon on Apollo 14.
“I just thought everyone's grandpa was an astronaut,” Lusa said. “Then, as she got older, we realized that wasn't normal. We don't talk about re-entry at the dinner table.”
Instead, she realized that many people don't know much about space.
To change that, she founded a company called Back to Space. These shipping containers are its first mission.
It's an immersive moon-themed experience called “Lunar Light,” and it opens Thursday.
“When you walk through this door, a whole new world opens up to you,” Lusa said. “You're completely immersed.”
Using a virtual headset, visitors travel to the moon in 2055, where an asteroid has just hit and everyone is in danger. The visitor is assigned as her specialist on a mission to try to save a moon base through a mixed reality experience.
“This is really what 'Back to Space' is all about: giving people a sense of immersion and belonging to space exploration,” Roosa said.
That's why she invites everyone to come and interact with the space around them to solve problems and save the day.
Roosa said the entire experience takes about an hour, but he hopes the impact lasts longer.
“This has a higher mission and purpose, and that is to inspire the next generation of space explorers,” she said.
They don't just return to space. They are starting to trade futures.
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