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Topic: Space places in the United Kingdom
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spaceman
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From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 01-25-2009 03:35 PM
   
Just where in the United Kingdom are space exhibits hiding? This is my list of UK space places. If you know of more and can give details of what they contain, please respond. - National Space Centre - Leicester
- RAF Cosford - little or nothing
- Science Museum - London
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StarDome
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posted 01-25-2009 03:47 PM
From what my pics tell me and I remember: - BNSC:
Helen Sharman training suit, an Orlan EVA suit, a Soyuz spacecraft, a Mike Collins training suit, a piece of moon rock, the Thor and other rockets of course, a Helen Sharman flown UK flag and her training manuals, an Apollo fuel cell and Mir toilet, ISS module mockup. I have some pics if you need some. - Science Museum:
Last time I worked there, Apollo 10 Command Module, the Apollo 11 LM (from a movie set), just refurbished and ALSEP and astronaut Aldrin mannequin, Helen Sharman flight suit, Bill Anders Apollo 8 suit, Apollo era urine collection system, Apollo fuel cell, Omega Speedmaster with Velcro, Apollo comms headset, Ariel 3 X-ray detector, Langmuir probe from a Skylark Rocket, Hubble model suspended, Hubble Telescope flight back up PDA instrument, Viking Lander Biology Experiment flight spare, Spacelab Chase 2 experiment, SOHO spacecraft CDS instrument, Huygens Lander model with chute, Black Arrow Rocket, and lots more besides. Pics if needed.
There are lots of models, flight manuals, etc. too at the Sci Museum.Oh, don't forget in the Natural History Museum there is the Apollo 17 flown Union Jack and sample of lunar rock. |
FFrench
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From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-25-2009 04:10 PM
I have not lived in the UK for over eleven years, so have not been back to many of these recently, but:Jodrell Bank, just south of Manchester, had a nice space (mostly astronomy) visitor center and exhibitions. At one time, one of Dick Gordon's Apollo 12 spacesuits was on display there, but I believe no longer. Gazing on the radio telescope itself of course is just incredible. The World Museum in Liverpool had an enjoyable space gallery too. The Blue Streak rocket that is now in Leicester used to be on display there, and they had some beautiful historical astronomy items. The National Museum of Flight just outside of Edinburgh had an impressive collection related to UK rocket programs such as Black Knight and Blue Streak. And for its possible use as an astronomical observatory, Stonehenge is pretty hard to beat as an impressive visit... |
StarDome
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posted 01-25-2009 04:42 PM
You could also add all the astronomy places too if you wished, the Whipple Museum of the History of Science here in Cambridge is fantastic, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Royal Greewich Observatory, Hersmoceux, Jodrell as FF said, to name but a few. |
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posted 01-26-2009 01:08 PM
The American Air Museum at Duxford is pretty good too, it has an SR-71 in there. |
Rex Hall
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From: London, England
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 01-26-2009 06:02 PM
British Interplanetary Society (BIS) HQ in Vauxhall has the greatest library of space books in Europe. It is worth a visit just to see the books, models and see a society which since 1933 being promoted space.See all the flown flags in the conference room. If you want to see press kits and some of the great books on space, astronomy, etc this is a must do. Open to all but members free. |
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posted 04-06-2009 06:30 PM
If you live in or near Cambridge UK or are visiting then go along to the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences on Downing Street.Not only is in a wonderful museum as I found out today, they also happen to have a beautiful flown Apollo 15 heat shield plug and Apollo 15 patch encased in Lucite which was presented to Cambridge University in appreciation of the crew's visit to the University on November 8th 1971. This has to be one of the less well know flown items as it was in storage for many many years. It is beautiful and well worth a visit. It is right on my doorstep and found out purely by chance. |
FFrench
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posted 05-01-2009 04:54 PM
This forthcoming exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery called "Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture" sounds like it might be interesting. |
Brian Robbins
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From: Hertfordshire, England
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-11-2009 11:20 AM
I am taking my 9 year old son to London tomorrow and I can't decide between the Planetarium at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich or the Space Station IMAX film at the Science Museum - has anyone been to either of those shows and can recommend one? | |
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