National Space Centre Online

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPACE RACE

Space Race Has Launched

Could you sit in a metal box measuring just 2.3m across for 89 minutes while travelling 315km above the Earth’s surface at 28,000kph? Imagine your heart racing at over 157bpm and you are the first person to ever travel in a spacecraft that only has a 50% success rate!

You can find out if you have what it takes in our amazing new exhibition. Step inside the Gagarin Experience and launch yourself into space. Or immerse yourself in the story of what the USSR achieved during the Space Race in the multi media Silo.

VISITOR TWO MILLION

It Could Be You

This summer the National Space Centre will be welcoming its two millionth visitor. To celebrate we are giving away some out-of-this-world prizes. But we aren't going to tell you when just yet. Keep an eye here as well as our Facebook page and Twitter for more information.

EXTERMINATE

11-12 September

Daleks from the last 40 years will be invading the National Space Centre and threatening to “exterminate” visitors to raise money for Children in Need.

Exterminate! is a Premium event and exempt from Annual Passes, discount vouchers and Stay Play Explore tickets.

A BRICKISH WEEKEND WITH LEGO

16 - 17 October

Come along to enjoy the amazing LEGO creations from the UK Brickish Association. From Hay Carts to the High Frontier is an amazing exhibition of LEGO starting with a medieval castle and village, journeying on to the renaissance period with sailing ships & stage coaches, through the Industrial Revolution with early steam engines & paddle steamers, stopping off at the 1900s with cars, planes, diesel & electric trains, then onto the space-age & the future (what else would you expect at the National Space Centre!) Lots to see and do for all the family.