My buddy Hamlet at New World Notes reported recently that the International Spaceflight Museum in Second Life is in danger of closing one of its sims, Spaceport Bravo, unless they can raise some quick cash to pay their tier costs. The Spaceflight Museum was the first place in the virtual world that really opened my eyes to the potential for these spaces for education more than three years ago. The museum is an inspiring combination of real world content and experiences that are beyond real, enabling you to fly into outerspace, zoom around distant planets, get up close to historic and current space vehicles, and connect with other space nerds and scientists.
You can donate inworld by teleporting here, or just contribute via Paypal at this link. I just did!
Check out this awesome machinima video about the Museum if you have never visited.
UPDATE 8/25/09: President of the ISM, Paradox Olbers clarifies the status of the fundraiser and the "matching donor" in a blog post on the ISM website.
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