This summer, from 23 July – 31 August, we’re inviting families to spend their summer holiday in space.
Our new space trial will take you past some of the gems of our space collection. See the original Apollo 10 Command Module – the capsule that travelled around the Moon as a dress rehearsal for the Moon landing. Plus you can see a full-sized replica of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander that took astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon in 1969.
Kids can also play games about space tourism and decide if they would actually like to spend a holiday in outer space. They’ll collect some codes to grab a special souvenir at the end.
Another destination on the journey is our huge IMAX cinema. Immerse yourself in the incredible mission to service the Hubble space telescope in Hubble 3D, or witness the building of the International Space Station in Space Station 3D.
Find out all the things you never knew about what astronauts do and meet our Yuri Gagarin drama character, who’ll give his entertaining account of what it was like to be the first man in space exactly 50 years ago. You can find out more and plan your trip to space at www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/space.
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