What was the name of NASA’s 1976 science and technology exhibit for the U.S. Bicentennial?

NASA’s 1976 science and technology exhibit for the U.S. Bicentennial was called Third Century America.

The exhibit was installed in the south parking area of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It used a series of geodesic domes to present science and technology as part of the nation’s transition into its third century. The setting connected the Bicentennial celebration with the United States space program, one of the country’s most prominent technological achievements.

The display formed part of NASA’s broader Bicentennial activities. At the same time, the agency painted a large American flag and the Bicentennial emblem on the south side of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The emblem remained there until 1998, when it was replaced by NASA’s insignia.

Third Century America is easy to confuse with a general NASA slogan or a space-mission title, but it was specifically the name of the temporary science and technology exhibition. A surviving geodesic dome from the display was later moved near the Launch Complex 39 Press Site.