An Amazing Journey: the life and legacy of astronaut Laurel Clark

Celebrate the life and career of Racine-native Laurel Clark, one of the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry in 2003. Her sense of adventure, education and career took her all over the world, under oceans and out into space.

This exhibit features artifacts, documents and photographs that tell the story of her remarkable life as a Naval diver, surgeon, pilot, astronaut, nature lover, wife and mother.

The exhibit also includes unique scientific, interactive projects that help visitors under-stand the environmental conditions aboard the orbiting laboratories of the space shuttle.

Learn how sound waves behave in a vacuum. Discover momentary weightless-ness. Create and maintain a centrifugal force "orbit" and achieve the elusive "triple point" where water is simultaneously a gas, a solid, and a liquid.

 

 

Welcome to the
Racine Heritage Museum

 

From astronaut Laurel Clark and architect Frank Lloyd Wright to Case steam tractors and the Underground Railroad, the Heritage Museum of Racine has something for everyone. Come and explore the stories of Racine County’s past in an innovative and inviting setting in downtown Racine.

Located in downtown Racine at 701 Main St. Racine, Wi 53403