Skylab model

Model

A gift from NASA

This scale model of Skylab, a United States space station, was gifted to the Esperance Museum in appreciation for assistance given to NASA. Skylab was launched into space on 13 May 1973 and re-entered the atmosphere on 12 July 1979. It scattered debris across a sparsely populated area between Rawlinna and Esperance, Western Australia. Perhaps this Skylab model was in lieu of the $400 fine the Shire of Esperance issued to NASA for littering! Be sure to check out all the other interesting Skylab items and memorabilia.

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Esperance Museum

The largest museum collection outside Perth

You will need more than one visit to take in this impressive collection. The museum is a short stroll from the foreshore, in a historic railway building. Get lost in the large collection of items...

Address:

6 James Street
Esperance WA 6450
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9083 1580

Email:

museum@esperance.wa.gov.au

Open Hours

10am to 2pm – Tuesday to Friday and first Saturday of the month. Entry fees apply.

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Maude McGinn Collection

Curios

Many collections begin as collections of rare, intriguing or unusual objects. Maude McGinn (nee Daw) grew up in Esperance, and in the 1920s she travelled the world and collected souvenirs. The Maude...

Reverend Bede Lowery Ant Collection

Bull ants

Get lost in the wonderment of the Esperance Museum's extensive natural history collection and look out for one extremely unusual item preserved in a jar. In particular, investigate the extensive bull...