Dome Loaner Program (Discontinued)

Discovery Dome in use by NCEC

We are sorry to say because of the expiration of our NASA outreach grants, we no longer can provide the free dome loaner program. We unfortunately had some bad experiences with users not returning the equipment in good shape, and we no longer have the funds to maintain and upgrade the equipment. Teachers in, and alumni of, the Master of Science Teaching Program and who have been trained while taking the ASTR530 course may borrow the Rice system without charge.

For (paid) rentals in the greater Houston contact HMNS: https://www.hmns.org/education/outreach-programs/discovery-dome/.
Rentals in Austin/San Antonio contact Lucia Brimer. Rental providers across the world can be found at http://eplanetarium.com/partners.php

Discovery Dome at the White House - October 19, 2015

Our cooperating company ePlanetarium, does have an annular drawing for a "Free Dome Day". Teachers who join our "e-Teacher" mailing list and specify interest in the planetarium will automatically be entered into the drawing.