Mission to STEM is an interactive app that sends visitors on a mission with a fictional Artificial Intelligence character. Together, they gather knowledge about space travel and engineering by exploring the galleries with in-app tools and challenges.
The NASA Glenn Visitor Center, located in Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center, underwent a major renovation in 2013, during which RLMG developed 16 interactive experiences. To further enhance the galleries, we later created Mission to STEM, an interactive iPad and iPhone app.
In the app, visitors meet CELESTE, a fictional AI needing help to learn about space science. Users scan six graphic patches placed near key exhibits to unlock interactive tasks. They can explore a 360° view of the Apollo capsule, examine the RL-10 rocket engine in AR, test space capsule designs, simulate ISS experiments, navigate like Apollo astronauts, and relive the Mars airbag landing system. Completing all six tasks prepares CELESTE for her first space mission.
