Swoosh, bang, boom and swoosh!

The planetarium at Bakersfield College takes flight once a month to explore the universe and beyond.

The director of the planetarium, Riker Bones, says that the schedule for flights is on the Internet.

“Look for the?astronomical society?meeting to find out when the planetarium takes its flights.”

The planetarium has 10 small engines, so when it is fired up to take flight, it sounds like galloping horses, and it pushes through the wind like a hot knife cutting through butter. There are enough seats to take 30 people with the proper attire and breathing equipment on each exploration. Each exploration is to find new life and to go where no man has gone before.

“To go where no one has gone before: the bathroom,” said Hikaru Sulu of the Starship Enterprise Club.

The planetarium has had several explorations and found life on different planets like Mars and Venus.

“I have made many friends,” Don of A New Generation said. “I have even met E.T. and have spoken to him on several occasions.”

On many explorations, the explorers have made many finds like rocks that tell the birth of planets, lights that cover the universe and, of course, the stellar structure of stars.”I love those auroras,” Beka Curzon Dax said.

Jean Luc Sisko of the Starship Enterprise Club said, “The stellar structure of a star I found was the big one.”

“This is great. Everyone should join,” said Jadzia Dax.

To become an explorer, go to the planetarium and sign up before it takes flight and goes beyond the life of the universe.