National Planetarium
The National Planetarium is Malaysia's national planetarium. It is a blue-domed building on a hill in the Lake Gardens at Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. It covers about 120,000 square feet (11,000 m²).
The National Planetarium began as the Planetarium Division in the Prime Minister's Department in 1989. Construction of the planetarium, then called the National Space and Science Education Centre,[1] started in 1990 and finished in 1993. It cost RM 24 million, with the Japanese government donating RM 5 million.[1] A soft launch to the public happened in May 1993. It was officially opened by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 7 February 1994.[2] In July 1995, the Division moved to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and the Environment, which still owns the planetarium.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Science centre to be ready by 1991". The Straits Times. 16 November 1989.
- ↑ "Mahathir urges firms to participate in space industry". The Straits Times. 10 February 1994.