After mesmerizing us with his ‘Flying Yacht’ and ‘Sailing aircraft’, here comes Yelken Octuri yet again. This time the air bus interior designer has come up with something that seems an inspiration from sci-fi fiction: the Honeymoon space shuttle concept. The concept has been designed for the people who want a Space Shuttle for a weightless honeymoon in space.

The fanciful futuristic Aircraft contains five capsules that are dropped at an altitude of 200km. Each capsule would features a specific mechanism to keep the bodies together and two 180 degree reclining seats that can be converted into a double bed. Each capsule hosts a couple for a 48-hours flight and when the flight is finished, each capsule follows an automatic and autonomous return flight.

The Honeymoon space shuttle has a wingspan of 42.6 meters, a length of 66.9 meters and is 14.8 meters high. The honeymoon aircraft not only gives wings to your imagination but also gives a suite in the space to enjoy the pleasures of microgravity lovemaking. Other amenities included in the suit are floor and a panoramic roof to enable passengers see clear points of reference, storage space on the each side of the bedhead, two hatches in front of the bed wherein one gives access to the toilets and other to the inside of the capsule and many more.

The Scientific Center releases the latest IMAX 3D film “Hubble 3D” starting from the first day of Eid Al-Fitr as announced by the Chairman and Managing Director of the Scientific Center Mijbil Almutawa.
Almutawa said that the film is the latest IMAX films, and takes the viewer into outer space and experiences flight at altitudes of 600 km from the Earth’s surface in a task of great importance aimed at reforming the Hubble Space Telescope.“Hubble 3D” reveals to the viewer the difficult process of repairing the Space Telescope and the efforts made by the astronauts in order to accomplish this complex task of paramount importance, and exercises they have fought before departure of the task carried out in 2009, as the atmosphere of the planet is full of challenges, including the lack of gravity, and extreme cold. The work started on this task in 2005 and aims to extend the life of the telescope, which began orbiting Earth in 1990 and completes a full cycle around the Earth every 96 minutes. Since its inception, the telescope captures high-resolution images of the planets, stars and galaxies that are not picked up from ground which takes photos of galaxies as far as 12 billion light-years away.  To get the best shots in 3D on this mission, astronauts have been trained on how to use IMAX cameras in addition to some basic rules in photography and film training which lasted eight months. The camera lens on the Hubble captures a new collection of stunning high-definition images, such as a huge column of newborn stars in the cloud present in the nebula (Karina), and the death of an exciting star is an exquisite butterfly. The cameras also capture the stars in infrared and ultraviolet to see the age of the star from the temperature.
Almutawa said that the film carries an environmental message which is very important, which is that we must preserve our fragile environment, as the Earth is the only planet known to be fit to live.

Visitors can book their tickets to “Hubble 3D” or any other facilities via Scientific Center’s website www.tsck.org.kw or call 1 848 888 for more information.

Chairman and Managing Director of the Scientific Center, Mijbil Almutawa, announced the launch of the film “Arabia 3D” on the giant IMAX screen in the Scientific Center from Thursday, June 24. Mr. Almutawa added that this film is the first 3D film to be filmed in the region. The film “ARABIA 3D” is based on the book “The Kingdom”, written by the British author Robert Lacey, which was released in 1981 and enjoyed a very popular following, having been translated into several languages includ­ing French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. The book details the emergence of Saudi Arabia. The events of September 11, 2001 played a major role in working to produce this film as a result of a misunderstanding of the Islamic religion and the customs and traditions of the Gulf population.

The film shows the impact left by the Muslim scholars in history, during the golden age of Islam, as well as customs and traditions of the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula and the impact that these habits make on the present. The film discusses the efforts made for opening up the educational revolution and production to keep the pace with global developments in this area.

ARABIA 3D combines footage captured by cameras for 3D, with impressive computer graphics that have been designed specifically for this film. This met with applause from all audiences in IMAX Theaters in the United States and London and received special attention by international dignitar­ies, including Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

Visitors to the Scientific Center can book their tickets to see “ARABIA 3D” or any other attraction via Scientific Center’s internet site www.tsck.org.kw or to call 1 848 888. IMAX will only be showing “ARABIA 3D” until the third of July, and then the film will be merged with the rest of the films that are currently showing.

In the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Education and  His Excellency Minister of Higher Education. D. Modi Abdul Aziz Hamoud, opened the Scientific Center, “Tyrannosaurus Sue gallery” in the hall of exploration.

Includes the exhibition, which is located on an area of more than 418 square meters, three-dimensional replica of a life-size dinosaur “T – Rex” with a length of 13 meters and a height of 3.5 meters. The show also includes a series of interactive exhibits on the characteristics of dinosaurs, where the visitor can through the vision through the eyes of Tiranasors dinosaur Rex (T – Rex) or other characteristics Khacp smell and jaw movement during eating and movement of limbs.

This dinosaur was discovered in the northern United States in the summer of 1990. The Field Museum in Chicago purchased the amount of 8.4 million U.S. dollars to maintain it for future generations, being the only skeleton that was found fully 90% (the structures that were found by not more than 60%). A team from the museum for more than thirty thousand hours for the manufacture of 250 pieces of bones and teeth are identical to the original.

This exhibition has toured more than 40 cities in the United States and Central America, Japan and some East Asian countries.

The exhibition includes a site for the exploration for Children to dig in the sand, and look for dinosaur bones. It is worth mentioning that these exhibits will remain in the Hall of exploration until the thirtieth of October 2010, will be sent to the Centre for further scientific and receive a new set of mobile and interactive exhibits that will be ready for visitors to Science Center in Eid Al Adha.

This is the interactive exhibits is the second in a series of exhibits which will be mobile by bringing scientific center for the Discovery and continue for six months. These will ensure that the new policy of the Centre for Scientific Dear visitors a chance to see a new interactive exhibit at Discovery Place every six months.

Gallery Dinosaur “Sue” was under the patronage from Zain Telecom, which is one of the largest communications companies in the world, which saw in this exhibition to enhance its social prominent in the state of Kuwait.

The Scientific Center will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary on April 17, 2010. To honor this very special day, celebrations will be held on Friday, April 16th at 4pm.

There will be workshops by Discovery Place and face-painting and magicians for the kids courtesy of Burger King.

The main events will begin at 6:30pm with a speech by Chairman & MD Mr. Mijbil Almutawa and hosted by Entertainer Shaaban Abbas.

A documentary showcasing The Scientific Center’s first 10 years will be introduced to the public followed by an interactive video show.

Miami 2 will rock the Central Court and a traditional Kuwaiti dance troupe, Al-Jinadriya, will perform.

The grand finale of the night will be marked by a spectacular fireworks display.

The Scientific Center opens at 2pm on Friday.

To enter the Scientific Center on April 16, purchase a ticket to any 1 of the attractions: IMAX, Aquarium or Discovery Place.

As this is a huge celebration, only ticket holders will be allowed entry.

For more information, please visit the website at www.tsck.org.kw or call 1 848 888.

In commemoration of the Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) birthday and the occasion of the National and Liberation Day, The Scientific Center Kuwait is offering discounts of up to 50% on individual attraction tickets as well as the combo tickets for all visitors from February 25th to March 1st. The first day of celebrations will also mark the beginning of our ‘Name the Penguins’ contest. Visit the 8 African penguins in the Aquarium, choose names and enter the contest using the interactive screens! 8 winners will win a Samsung laptop and a $300 (cashU) card. The African penguins are officially sponsored by ExxonMobil, while contest prizes are provided by Andalus Trading Company and Cameo Computer Services. The ‘Name the Penguins’ contest runs from February 25th to April 1st. Winners will be announced on April 16th, during The Scientific Center’s 10th anniversary celebration. Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Mijbil Almutawa and the staff at The Scientific Center would like to take this opportunity to extend their congratulations to the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and to all of Kuwait on these joyous occasions.
The Aquarium and Discovery Place hours have been extended until 11:00pm from February 24th -February 28th, and will also be open at 9 a.m on Friday the 26th of February. For more information call 1 848 888

The Scientific Center of Kuwait is pleased to announce the launch of the Aquarium Interactive System today, 14th December, 2009. Mr. Mijbil Almutawa, the Chairman & Managing Director, expressed his pride in being the first Aquarium in the world to install such a system. He also congratulated the TSCK Team for the successful launch of this project that involved 9 months of hard work and dedication. THE AQUARIUM INTERACTIVE SYSTEM is an effort to provide relevant information to the visitors through 42 interactive touch-screens. Large interactive 46” screens are placed at prime locations, while smaller 26” interactive screens are placed in front of each exhibit. All the screens operate at the touch of your fingertip and provide relevant information about the exhibit such as: animal facts, what they eat, how they live etc. Videos and pictures are used to support the information. Some screens also have KIDS section that aims to provide relevant knowledge through interesting games and activities. The visitors have the option to select the language of their choice, either Arabic or English. The screens are an added value that enriches the visitors’ tour of the Aquarium with no extra costs, simply by purchasing a ticket not only to walk through but now to interact as well within this attraction, for only KD 3 per adult and KD 2 per child.

For more information call 1848 888 or visit us on www.tsck.org.kw