NASA fund raising with Kickstarter to restore the control room that sent mankind to the moon in the Apollo program

On July 20, 1969, three astronauts launched at Apollo 11 accomplished the feat of landing on the moon for the first time in humanity. The control room of Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, "Mission Control" which controlled all of its stages from the earth. 50 years since the success of the Apollo program will soon be underway, the official visitor center of the Johnson Space Center "Space Center Houston"We are implementing a campaign to collect funds for restoring mission control to the form as it was at the time of the Apollo plan at Kickstarter of the cloud funding site.

Restore Historic Mission Control by Space Center Houston - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/589813043/restore-historic-mission-control

It is scheduled to be restored this time, the mission control (control room) that many people have seen in the movie "Apollo 13" etc. In 1985United States National Historic BuildingIt is specified as one of. In the 1970s after the Apollo plan was over, it was being remodeled for the Space Shuttle plan, and it is not the state as it was at the time of the Apollo plan.


The situation at the time of the Apollo plan is like this. A screen showing the location of the spaceship is projected by the projector on the wall in front.


On the right side of the screen, there is also a screen that displays images from the spacecraft.


The mission control that retired from active duty is now open to visitors to space center · Houston. However, due to the influence of many years of exhibition and the budget that is decreasing, this facility, which has achieved historical accomplishment, is undergoing deterioration and is classified as "in crisis" by the National Park Service of the United States It is said that it is falling. Also, by restoring the situation at the time of the Apollo plan by 2019 when 50 years since the arrival of the moon of mankind, we restored the mission control, the collective of the wisdom of mankind, to its original shape, and are working on initiatives to tell later generations I will.

In this effort, Space Center Houston launched a campaign in 2016 to fund $ 5 million (about 550 million yen). The city "City of Webster" adjacent to the Johnson Space Center and involved in the space development at that time "City of Webster" has offered a donation of 3.1 million dollars (about 350 million yen) in early 2017, In this time, we aim to recruit some of the funds with Kickstarter's campaign. This effort including Kickstarter is named "Webster Challenge", and City of Webster adds exactly the same amount as the investment amount gathered from participants of Kickstarter to fund it. The maximum amount is set at 400,000 dollars (about 44 million yen), and by allocating up to a total of 800,000 dollars (about 90 million yen) to the plan, it will be the initiator aiming for the final target of 5 million dollars What to do.


It is restored that the console for the control which was refurbished for the space shuttle and was newly introduced with the new technologies in the entire facility including the four rooms adjacent to the mission control is all the way to the time of the Apollo plan It is said that it is returned to a near state.


The console will be sent to the universe and science facility "Cosmosphere" in Kansas and will be repaired by experts. All of the buttons and dials of the console were returned to their original state at that time, and CRT display of black and white display which almost never looked at now is also returned to original.


In addition, the binder and the headset of the manuals used at that time, even the pencil and the ashtray were restored thoroughly, and it is supposed to restore the situation in 1969 as it is. The thorough restoration so far is done because it is aimed at leaving the feat accomplished by the Apollo plan that gathered state-of-the-art technology at a later age.


In the movie published on the campaign page of Kickstarter, Jean Crunchz, who has successfully brought several Apollo plans as a flight leader and successfully returned three astronauts to the earth in a calm judgment at the time of Apollo 13 Mr. himself appears and invites participation in the campaign.


As a campaign at Kickstarter of Cloud Funding, investors have set rewards according to their amount. The plan that can be invested at the time of article creation is as follows.

· $ 10 (about 1100 yen): I was involved in the "Star Trek" series by a Japanese American graphic designerMichael OkdaMr. Mr. made a special "Mission Emblem" created for this campaign and the right to download commentary
· $ 15 (approx. 1,700 yen): NASA's "Meat ball logo"Sticker (logo and star drawn by" NASA "in the blue circle, logo with the layout of the red V letter laid out)
· $ 35 (about 3900 yen): memorial T-shirt + meatball logo sticker
· $ 55 (about 6100 yen): The real mission emblem by Mr. Michael Okuda + the meatball logo sticker
· $ 75 (approx. 8300 yen): Model kit of Apollo command ship "Colombia" made by cutting out cardboard + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· $ 75 (about 8300 yen): "Saturn V rocket" model kit that cuts out cardboard + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· $ 100 (about 11,000 yen): Download right of "Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo" with mission control followed by + Download mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· 100 dollars (about 11,000 yen): Memorial T-shirt + Mission Emblem + Meatball logo sticker
· $ 150 (approx. 17,000 yen): Michael Okuda signed mission emblem board (for posting) + meatball logo sticker
· 200 dollars (about 22,000 yen): Model of "Metal Earth" made by bending a cut-off metal boardApollo moon landing shipWhenMoon car+ Cut out cardboard to make apollo command ships 'Colombia' and 'Saturn V rocket' model kit set + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· 700 dollars (about 77,000 yen): Book describing the status of mission control "Go, Flight !: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control"Mention Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo" Download authorization + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker "Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo" documented by Mr. Jean Kranz and then Control Member of the time + documentary image pursuing mission control
· 1000 dollars (approx. 110,000 yen): Membership that allows you to visit all facilities of Space Center · Houston × 2 (equivalent to $ 34.95 × 2) + Backstage tour participation right where you can see the back side of the Johnson Space Center + Download right of the documentary image "Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo" pursuing mission control + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· $ 1500 (about 170,000 yen): It is the original author of the movie "Odyssey"Andy WeirMeat with Mr. & amp; Grit participation right for two people + book "ArtemisTwo autographed books + mission emblem + meatball logo sticker
· $ 2500 (Approx. 280,000 yen): Participation in Mission Control Comment by Apollo Controller + Invitation to Lunch + 4 VIP Tickets for New Destination Plan "Destination Moon" + Mission Emblem
· 5000 dollars (about 550,000 yen): 4 VIP tickets to the new exhibition project "Destination Moon" + membership of the "Patron" class of Space Center · Houston (equivalent to $ 1,000) + backside of the Johnson Space Center You can see Backstage tour participation right + downloading right of documentary image "Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo" pursuing mission control + mission emblem +
· $ 10,000 (approx. 1.1 million yen): the right to visit with Mr. Jean Kranz (up to 4 people) + name is engraved on the restored mission control facility


The target amount in the campaign has been set as high as 250,000 dollars (about 28 million yen), but nearly 2,000 investors have participated at the time of article creation and this amount has already been cleared. The deadline of investment is Japan time on August 19, 2017 (Sat) 21:12.