Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a national leader in informal science education, utilizing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills resources to educate the public and promote a better understanding of science. Since its founding in 1949 as the first planetarium on a college campus and the first in the South, millions of North Carolina students, teachers, and families as well as visitors from around the world have benefitted from Moreheads science programs. In the 1960s and 1970s, Morehead played a significant role in expanding humankinds exploration of the cosmos by training 62 NASA astronauts in celestial navigation,...

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Morehead planetarium and science center operates in the Museums, historical sites, and zoos industry.

Morehead planetarium and science center's revenue is 11m - 100m

Morehead planetarium and science center has 51 - 200 employees.