Corporate sponsors enjoy a range of benefits including free tickets, admission discounts, venue hire, and event invitations, as well as recognition and profile at the National Space Centre and in public relations activity. Some sponsors are associated with specific areas of the Space Centre - for example, BT supports the Challenger Learning Centre; Astrium supports Space Now; Barclays sponsors "Supernova".  

Specific projects and events are undertaken with the financial support of grant-making bodies, such as the Space Theatre show Mars which was funded by PPARC (Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council) and the "Access Mars" exhibit which was funded by COPUS (Committee for the Public Understanding of Science).