Mars Experience Bus brings virtual reality to Oakland youth

The Lockheed Martin Mars Experience bus sits stationed at the Chabot Space and Science Center, providing a virtual experience of traveling through the red planet on Friday, September 9, 2016.

On September 9, the Mars Experience Bus made its first California stop on its long national tour at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland to share with children a virtual reality experience of the red planet. The Mars bus stayed on the premises for the weekend, and the Lockheed Martin Center invited the…

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A night hike through the cosmos

A simulated walk through the solar system takes hikers through a roughly four-mile loop in the East Bay Regional Parks, starting at the Chabot Space and Science Center and ending in the dark.

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