Smithsonian TechQuest: Race to the Moon is a FREE alternate reality game at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Set in the thrilling era of early spaceflight, the game explores the exciting race to space by the first American astronauts.

It is 1969 and national pride and prestige are on the line. The United States is in a tight race with the Soviet Union to see who can be the first to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth. NASA needs engineers and scientists with real problem-solving skills.

Your Mission: Develop a rocket to launch into space, travel over 200,000 miles to the Moon, and land safely.

Created:

July 18, 2017

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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Smithsonian Institution

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