Build your own mini craft
Learn Newton's second law of motion, the science behind hovercrafts and how it all helps to understand how astronauts get into space.
What is Destination Space?
Celebrating Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station, Destination Space is an exciting and hands-on season of astronauts and adventure for families and schools. It will be coming to a science centre near you from October 2015, with schools workshops starting when Tim is in space in January 2016.
The Space Crew / Meet everyone
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Learn about the pressure of space
Learn about the science of vacuums in space and atmospheric pressure with a cool exploding marshmallow experiment.
Spot astronauts in space
Learn all about the International Space Station and track its location in space so you can spot it from earth.
Build your own rocket for lift-off
Understand the cool science behind rocket launches and getting astronauts into space safely.
Make a space lava lamp
Create your own Destination Space lava lamp and learn about how liquids behave in space.
