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Dallas-Based Back to Space Wants to Send You on Moon Mission, Without Even Leaving Town

Now through April 27, Back to Space is offering a pop-up mixed-reality experience called "The Lunar Light" inside shipping containers at the site of the former Valley View Center. "Space travelers" can go on a critical Moon mission that engages "all five senses" through immersive theater, cutting-edge tech, and interactive storytelling. Here's how the company first launched—and where it could be headed.
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Valley View’s Rebirth as ‘Dallas Midtown’ To Begin with First Beck Ventures Project
by | May 24, 2023
After years of delays, demolition is finally complete at the Valley View mall site at Preston Road and LBJ Freeway. Its rebirth as 'Dallas Midtown' is slated to begin with a groundbreaking as soon as December for a mixed-use building with 275 apartments and around 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurants, said Beck Ventures CEO Scott Beck.
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See How the Dallas International District Is Taking Shape, from a ‘People Mover’ to a 20-Acre Park to Smart Cities Tech and More
by | Mar 17, 2022
From demolished mall to global destination, a plan 10 years in the making aims to turn the Valley View-Galleria area into an international center for businesses of all sizes. Here's a new look at what it could offer—and how it could spur dynamic growth in Dallas for decades to come.
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New Dallas International District to Turn Valley View-Galleria Area Into Global Showplace
by | Jan 4, 2022
Get ready for worlds to collide: With a plan 10 years in the making, Dallas' new International District will provide a unique home for international businesses of all sizes—along with a new 20-acre central park, international festivals, community gatherings, and a nearby PreK-12 STEAM International Academy being built by the Dallas ISD.

Funded by a public-private partnership, the district is also a testing ground for innovation with a civic smart zone and automated people mover.
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