At 72 Metres high, the Space Tower was the tallest structure on the Expo grounds.  Rising up the central tube, the "Observatron" was an enclosed observation deck that rotated slowly as it rose up the structure, giving up to 70 passengers a panoramic view of Expo, False Creek and Downtown.  For the more adventurous, twelve two person capsules were suspended in a circle around the Observatron.  Modelled on the Parachute drop at the 1939 NYC World's Fair, these capsules ascended to the top of the tower and were then released in a controlled free-fall descent.

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