Welcome to LaunchPad
We created LaunchPad to support planetariums and foster engagement with your communities. Let us help you fill your theater and connect with your audience like never before.
LaunchPad resources are FREE to all planetariums. Join us today.
Stage One: Choose a Free Show License
Mars: One Thousand One
32-Minute Version
Fulldome or Flatscreen Version
3-Month Term
Beyond the Sun
25-Minute Version
Fulldome or Flatscreen Version
4-Month Term
Birth of Planet Earth
27-Minute Version
Fulldome or Flatscreen Version
3-Month Term
Stage One: Choose a Free Show License
Mars: One Thousand One
32-Minute Version
Fulldome or Flatscreen Verison
3-Month Term
Beyond the Sun
25-Minutes
Fulldome or Flatscreen Verison
4-Month Term
Birth of Planet Earth
27-Minute Version
Fulldome or Flatscreen Verison
3-Month Term
The Countdown Has Begun!
The Countdown Has Begun!
Stage Two: Attend Ground School
Join us for the next LaunchPad Ground School on March 22
Going Mobile
Portable Planetaria in a Pandemic World
The pandemic has fundamentally changed how portable planetariums interact with their audiences. Our discussion explores the new realities facing these planetariums and best practices from experts in the field. Â
🎙 Susan Button, Marco Avalos, and Ryan Marciniak
📅 March 22, 2022 at Noon ET
Beyond the Stars
Alternative Content in the Dome
Our planetariums are uniquely multi-use venues, capable of creating countless new environments for audiences and content creators — and our experts are at the cutting edge of transforming the dome experience.
🎙 Experts to be announced
📅 April 22, 2022 at Noon ET
Previous Ground School Topics
Ask & ReceiveÂ
Grant-Writing &
Fundraising
Best Dome Forward
Public & Media
Relations
Space Is For Everyone
Accessibility Practices
in Planetariums
Are You Ready for Liftoff?
Stage Three: Access Collateral & Training Library
Sign Up to Access
Sign Up to Be a LaunchPad Cadet!Â
LaunchPad resources are free to all planetariums.
