EEB. 18 - 27, 1994

ringing spaced-out ideas down to earth

THE WORLD's first home on the
moon comes to B.C. Place as the
Greater Vancouver Home Builders’
Association presents the First i.unar
Outpost (FLO) at the 1994 Spring
B.C, Home & Garden Show,

The tunar base is an cducatianal
presentation of the concepts for
going back to the moon, living on
its surface and adapting i its
unique cavironment

These concepts have been devel-
aped aver the Gist laree years: by

, designers oat the National
Acronautics and Space Admin-
istration’s (NASA) Johnson Space
Center,

The work on the return to the
moon is continuing. The concepts
presemed in this exhibit for habit
tion systems. spacecraft designs,
and actual mission scenarios repre-
sent the current fevel of NASA‘Ss
progress in evolving the FLO.

There are three major phases of

lunar habitation development, The
first astronauts to return to the

moon will Hive and work out of their

FLO Jander, represented in this
exhibit in model form.

The seeond phase will be the
inflatable habit. represented by
the exhibit's life-sized inflatable
dome and detailed interior, The
third phase will be the perniinent
lunar habitat facility. represented by
a large lunar base model tHustrating
the FLO fander. inflatable dome
and the permanent structure as an
integrated system.

The lunar base exhibit has been
planned, designed and constructed

lo be an accurate representation of

the Apollo program, the first hand:
ings on the moon, and NASA’s cur-
rent lunar pragrams,

It is presented in dramatic fish-
ion to capture and fire the imagina-
tion of those who tour if, with
never-before seen graphic Hlustra-

Phota Robert Coates = Pholography

THE SPRING B.C. Home and Garden Show is expected tc draw
‘large crowds again this year. The show js at B.C. Place stadi-

- um from Feb. 18 to 27.

‘

Show runs Feb. 18 to 27

THE !994 Spring B.C. Home and
“Garden Show runs Feb, [8 to 27 at
B.C. Place’ stadium.

Show hours are:
® Fridays and Saturdays from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m,

4 Sundays from 10 a.m. to’7 p.m.
® Monday to Thursday from 4 to
10 pan.
. Admission prices are:
M8 Adults, $8.
@ Seniors, $7 (half-price on
Fridays).
Bi Children (six to [2 years old),
_ $4.25 (free Monday to Thursday)
@ Children (under six years old).
frec.
@ Families (maximum of two
adults), $18.

All prices include GST.

Some of the home show's fea-
tures include: BC Hydro’s Home
Ideas Show with Shell Buscy, The
Greater Vancouver Home Builders”
Association's Home Odyssey “94
featuring an innovative building
‘product showcase, and the first
lunar outpost display.

Other feaiures include Design
and Decor °94 interior design show-
case, Gardens West Theatre, and a

cn

Do-it-Yourself Landscape Con-
struction Theatre.

The home show feature content
may change prior to the start of the
show.

THE SMARTER DESIGN

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Low clearances to combustibles

Large heat exchanger

more of the future comes with the
appearance of Apollo astranaut
Charles Duke at the spring home
show, Feb, 26, 21 and 22.

returning to the moon, and stimu-

late interest in engineering, technol-

ogy. science and mathematics.
Your opportunity to explore

lion, designs, mockups, and models,

‘The exhibit will expand a view-
et’s knowledge of spice. tne first
landings on the meen, plans for

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