Space Race Rocket Workshop

  Join in the Space Race and design, build and test rockets of different types. Test which one works best; standard paper rockets, water rockets or film cannister rockets? Which are your favourite? Spend the rest of the day testing Newton’s theories in our Science Centre and follow our Space Race Trail around the site.…

Space Race Rocket Workshop

  Join in the Space Race and design, build and test rockets of different types. Test which one works best; standard paper rockets, water rockets or film cannister rockets? Which are your favourite? Spend the rest of the day testing Newton’s theories in our Science Centre and follow our Space Race Trail around the site.…

Space Race Trail

  Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landings with our Destination Space Moon Show. The interactive Moon 50 Show aims to answer some of the big questions. How did they get to the Moon? What did they find there? What does the Moon smells like? Then you can get to grips with…

Apollo 11 Moon Landing Talk

    Discover more about the monumentous Moon Landing on the eve of the 50th Anniversary. Dr Nigel Bannister, Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, gives insight into the Apollo 11 moon landings 50 years ago. Site opens at 5.30pm. Talk starts at 6.30pm and will last approximately 50 mins.…