One of Jackson’s most recognizable downtown landmarks is preparing for a new chapter, in part due to a $250,000 donation from the C-Spire Foundation.

The funding will support the transportation of the long-closed Russell C. Davis Planetarium into an attraction called “The World’s First Orbital Museum.” The project, now underway, will bring immersive exhibits that use augmented and virtual reality to tell the story of Mississippi’s role in the U.S. space program.

The planetarium shut its doors in 2019, leaving a gap in the city’s cultural and educational offerings. The renovation aims to change that, with new programming designed to spark interest in science, technology, engineering, and math among students and their families.

President and executive director of the C Spire Foundation, B

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