Denver Colorado Wings and Strings at the Butterfly Pavilion


Butterflies in Space Temporary Exhibit Now open through December 19, 2008 Visitors are invited to the Butterfly Pavilion now through December 19, 2008 to experience and take part in the NASA experiment "Butterflies in Space." The temporary exhibit includes an example butterfly space module and computer to view near-real time photos and videos of the experiment in space. The special exhibit is included in the price of admission. The Butterfly Pavilion is serving a consultant for the experiment and conducting a "control" experiment on the ground. The experiment will attempt to document the effects of microgravity on metamorphosis of a butterfly. Five Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) larva traveled into space on Friday, November 14 on the Space Shuttle Endeavour for an extended stay on the International Space Station.Visitors can also participate in the experiment at home. To see the experiment in near real-time with images and videos transmitted to Earth from the Space Station visit the BioServe website http://phoebe.colorado.edu/CSI-03/ Update from the International Space Station: All of the caterpillars have perished and were not able to pupate. However, visitors can still visit the Butterfly Pavilion and observe the "ground control" experiment where the caterpillars have formed crystallites. For more information, please call 303-469-5441. Butterfly Habitat Space Module Butterfly Pavilion Curatorial Manager Mary Ann Hamilton with Butterfly Habitat at the NASA's Kennedy Center 11/13/08—This is the loading of the butterflies and spiders in space experiment into the locker that will be stored in the shuttle until the astronauts are able to unload and set up on the International Space Station. 11/14/08—This is the “night” viewing of the STS-126 Endeavour; select guests are allowed to view the shuttle early on the morning of the scheduled launch. 11/13/08—Last minute checks on the habitats before they are taken to a clean room and loaded into lockers. 11/14/08—Night view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, 18 hours before launch. The orange tank is the External tank and the two white rockets are solid rocket boosters.

Now open through December 19, 2008

Visitors are invited to the Butterfly Pavilion now through December 19, 2008 to experience and take part in the NASA experiment "Butterflies in Space." The temporary exhibit includes an example butterfly space module and computer to view near-real time photos and videos of the experiment in space. The special exhibit is included in the price of admission.

The Butterfly Pavilion is serving a consultant for the experiment and conducting a "control" experiment on the ground. The experiment will attempt to document the effects of microgravity on metamorphosis of a butterfly. Five Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) larva traveled into space on Friday, November 14 on the Space Shuttle Endeavour for an extended stay on the International Space Station.Visitors can also participate in the experiment at home.

To see the experiment in near real-time with images and videos transmitted to Earth from the Space Station visit the BioServe website http://phoebe.colorado.edu/CSI-03/

Update from the International Space Station:
All of the caterpillars have perished and were not able to pupate. However, visitors can still visit the Butterfly Pavilion and observe the "ground control" experiment where the caterpillars have formed crystallites.

For more information, please call 303-469-5441.

Butterfly Habitat Space Module

Butterfly Pavilion Curatorial Manager
Mary Ann Hamilton with Butterfly Habitat
at the NASA's Kennedy Center

11/13/08—This is the loading of the butterflies and spiders in space experiment into the locker that will be stored in the shuttle until the astronauts are able to unload and set up on the International Space Station.

11/14/08—This is the “night” viewing of the STS-126 Endeavour; select guests are allowed to view the shuttle early on the morning of the scheduled launch.

11/13/08—Last minute checks on the habitats before they are taken to a clean room and loaded into lockers.

11/14/08—Night view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, 18 hours before launch. The orange tank is the External tank and the two white rockets are solid rocket boosters.