Tour of the Universe
| Tour of the Universe | |
|---|---|
| Country | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Status | dismantled 1990 |
| First flight | 1985 |
| Last flight | 1987 |
| Time spent in space | Not a space vehicle; simulation ride (1986-1990) at the CN Tower |
Tour of the Universe was a space shuttle simulation ride located in the basement level of the CN Tower.
The ride was the idea of Moses Znaimer. The name of the ride, Tour of the Universe, and its content were adapted from a work of the same name cowritten in 1980 by Robert Holdstock and Malcolm Edwards, who sold the rights for the ride.[1]
Construction began in 1984 and the ride began operations in 1986. It was built by SimEx of Toronto and was the largest scale simulation ride at the time. The ride used two Boeing 747 simulator.[2], [3]
The ride was supposed to occur in the year 2019 and carried 40 passengers of the shuttle to Jupiter after being cleared through a customs area in a spaceport deep underneath the tower. The spacecraft was supposed to operated by CP Air. The shuttle depicted was similar to the US space shuttle, but instead of a cargo bay the ship had a passenger compartment. The launch pad was located at the base of the tower and arrived at a space station. The concept lasted until 1990 and later dismantled. It was later replaced by two other SimEx rides in 1998 and 1999.
Similar rides were proposed for Japan and Australia.[4]
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- SimEx (last accessed February 3, 2010)
