Stop 1: Tim Peake’s Spacecraft

The first stop on our space tour is the Exploring Space gallery. After a mind-boggling national tour, attracting 1.3 million visitors, Tim Peake’s Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is now on permanent display in our Exploring Space gallery.
It is the actual spacecraft that took astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra, and Tim Peake up to the International Space Station in 2015 and then returned them safely to the Earth the following year. If you look closely you can see the scorch marks left from their re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere.
Stop 2: A (real) piece of the Moon

Next up in Exploring Space is a real piece of Moon rock cut from the ‘Great Scott’ rock that Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott picked up from the Moon’s surface in August 1971. He almost fell over when trying to pick it up and had to roll it up the leg of his spacesuit to get a good grip on it.
Stop 3: Apollo 10 command module

If you head on to our Making the Modern World gallery you will find the Apollo 10 command module. In May 1969, this module launched astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan, on a lunar orbital mission as a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 landing in July 1969.
Stop 4: Eurostar 3000 Satellite

In our Information Age gallery, you can stand underneath the Eurostar 3000 satellite. This full-size satellite was made by EADS Astrium Ltd and carries two large reflectors contoured so as to shape the broadcast signals to their targeted areas on the ground. The heritage of Eurostar 3000 can be traced back through a series of satellite designs to the 1970s and the EADS Astrium company’s prdecessors.
Stop 5: An orrery made for the Earl of Orrery

Where to eat
Finally stop off at the Energy Cafe for some well-deserved lunch – or treat yourself to one of our homemade cakes and an award-winning coffee.
Try at home
Continue the fun at home with Wonderlab+ , the Science Museum Group’s free learning website that brings science to life through creative and fun experiments and games. Build a rocket launcher or test your space knowledge in our weird space facts quiz.
The Science Museum is open 10.00-18.00, seven days a week. Head to our website to pre-book your free tickets.