Infinity Science Center

Hi, friends! I’m thoroughly loving this weather today though I assume most people think I’m crazy. It’s actually in the twenties, and I couldn’t be happier. Give me a book, a dog, and my sweet baby, and we will be enjoying ourselves in front of the fire. Poor Liam did NOT want to go back to school today.

I mentioned yesterday that my dad took the boys and me on a quick road trip down south. Today I am sharing our adventures to Infinity Science Center in Pearlington. MS. We visited once in 2023, and you can see that recap here, but we knew a lot of updates had taken place warranting another trip. And you know how much this family loves all things space and STEM!

When you first enter the science center, you explore earth science and the creation of gas and elements.

As you make your way further into the museum, you see more weather-related sciences and physics, but you also see the main exhibits – about space.

Here Liam was working on a topographical map where he could strategically move buildings around to withstand floods.

I like how children have to use their own intuition to solve scientific processes.

But we spent most of our time right here! You’re seeing a shuttle, Gemini command module model, Saturn 1B (the shorter one), and Saturn V.

Here we are in a little exhibit with a screen above our heads viewing the future of the Artemis program and the Orion capsule, what’s taking us back to the moon. I used it as an opportunity to feed Judson!

Liam is adding the proper amounts of LOX and fuel into the tanks to prepare a rocket for liftoff.

Practicing his space walk!

This was new for us. The Apollo exhibit was the baby of Apollo 13 astronaut and Mississippi native Fred Haise.

This Apollo 4 command module was used on an unmanned launch of the Saturn V in 67, shortly after the Apollo 1 disaster in a Saturn 1B earlier that year.

Haise had a lot of personal memorabilia on display.

Moon rock!

We also caught a 3D movie on the exploration of the ocean floor. Clearly Judson enjoyed himself!

Outside you find a display of all things Apollo. This is the tail end, really the first stage, of Apollo 19 built to take Fred Haise to the moon. Unfortunately, the Apollo program was cancelled before the mission took place. However, the Mississippi Gulf Coast is lucky to have this piece of history.