Space

The Moon landing: humanity's finest achievement or a Cold War technological cul-de-sac? Enter a realm where science fiction meets science fact and dreamers pushed weapons of war into outer space.

Galleries

Trace the story of the space rocket. Learn about the satellites orbiting Earth. Find out how we are probing the rest of the Solar System and beyond. In this gallery you too will be exploring space.

Exploring Space

This unique, breathtaking gallery chronologically presents 150 of the most significant items from the Science Museum's collections from 1750 to 2000. Nowhere else in the world will you be able to see a display that shows so vividly the development of the modern industrial world.