Friday, May 19, 2006

Virtual Visit of the Canadian Space Agency [Macromedia Flash Player]

Imagine if you will, taking a tour of the Canadian Space Agency’s
headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec. After that thought passes, then imagine
being led through some of the fascinating areas of these same headquarters
that are normally off-limits to the public, guided by a narrator whose voice
closely resembles the authoritative tone reserved for movie trailers. This
is exactly what you, gentle reader, will find upon arriving on the homepage
of this site. The site opens up with a series of screens that zoom the
viewer onto the Agency’s visually stunning complex, then proceeds to visit
some of the interesting areas within that same edifice. Along the way,
visitors will find their way to the optics laboratory, the Mars greenhouse,
and the mission control centre, along with another dozen or so locations.
During this visit, visitors can read a brief description of each locale and
follow along with the aforementioned knowing voice of the previously
mentioned narrator.