H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

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The Space Centre shares one of the most distinctive buildings in the city with the Vancouver Museum
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The Space Centre shares one of the most distinctive buildings in the city with the Vancouver Museum
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
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H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, founded 1968, is an astronomy museum in Vancouver, B.C. that is located at Vanier Park in Vancouver. Inside the building, it has a Virtual Voyages Full Motion motion simulator ride, a GroundStation Canada Theatre, a Cosmic Courtyard, a Star Theatre, and a Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory. This centre of astronomy is a popular attraction in Vancouver.

The Space Centre is named for H. R. MacMillan, a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist.

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