Two uniquely Pittsburgh entities, Wigle Whiskey and the Moonshot Museum are joining forces to celebrate the grand opening of the Moonshot Museum on Oct. 15.
Wigle Whiskey is launching its “412 the Moon Cinnamon Whiskey” in conjunction with the grand opening of the museum. Anyone 21 and older can sample the whiskey during the event.
The museum is located on Pittsburgh’s North Side, inside Astrobotic Technologies’ headquarters. It’s a place where visitors can observe actual lunar spacecraft being built and also take off on their own simulated missions.
Where exactly does whiskey fit in with space exploration?
“Wigle does these joint bottle releases with other nonprofits. Moonshot Museum, as a nonprofit, will receive a percentage (9.99%) of each of the bottles of ‘412 the Moon’ that they sell,” Moonshot Museum executive director Sam Moore said.
The money will be put toward the museum’s stated mission to “inspire a diverse community to find their place in the future of human space exploration through innovative exhibitions and programs fueled by science, technology, engineering and the arts.”
Bottles will be available in Wigle Bottle Shop locations and online for shipping in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
“What we want to do for our visitors is bring them closer to the 21st century space industry here on the North Side of Pittsburgh,” Moore said. “We want to connect all of the exciting things that are happening in space today to their personal interests, whether that’s in science or technology or the arts and humanities. Then equip them to take next steps to pursue that interest.”
Moore said the goal of the Moonshot Museum is to have every child who visits leave knowing they can get involved in space exploration in Pittsburgh.
“We are committed to reaching kids across the community, to reaching communities here in Pittsburgh that traditionally have been underrepresented in the space industry — communities of color, rural communities — and making as many connections as we can so that as space continues to grow into a trillion-dollar global industry, that it’s fueled by a community that is reflective of the communities like Pittsburgh in which this work is happening,” Moore said.
