Space Flight Exploration Hall
Renewed permanent exhibition, opened in the 2020s
The museum's old aviation and aerospace gallery has been reborn on the sixth floor as the Space Flight Exploration Hall, a fully renewed exhibition built around the idea of a journey into space. Five zones with fourteen themes take you from the principles of flight through the history of rockets to life on board a space station, the colonisation of Mars and Taiwan's own satellite programme. At the entrance two playful installations set the tone: one turns your face into an astronaut portrait, the other uses augmented reality to launch a rocket from the roof of the museum.
The hall relies on projection and motion rather than on glass cases. You can step into a mock space capsule and look out at a three hundred and sixty degree view of the Earth, sit in a moving seat for a four dimensional flight through the solar system, and try eight space missions that test docking, landing and navigation. Along the way the exhibits explain how wings generate lift, why a rocket must stage, how astronauts eat and sleep in orbit, and what a Mars habitat would need to keep people alive. Look for the section on Taiwan's Formosat satellites, which shows the island's quiet but real role in Earth observation.
Space has always been part of this museum. When it opened in nineteen ninety seven it had an aerospace hall with aircraft and engine cutaways, and the new hall keeps the theme while replacing hardware with experience. It is loud, dark and popular with teenagers, so go early or late in the day. Some of the simulators have height limits and short queues, and the entrance interactives are free to try even if you do not want to ride.
Did You Know? One of the entrance games lets you launch a virtual rocket that lifts off from the museum building itself.
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