Some photos I took during a flying visit to the London Science Museum this week.
I've visited the Museum many times over the years, but as I had an hour to kill I thought I'd check it out once more.
There's a few new space related exhibits as well as a few old favourites. A small selection of Star Trek props and models celebrating Trek's 60 years have been added.
There's a free flyer which folds out into a small poster which gives the locations of the various props dotted around the museum.
There's a replica of the Blue Origin 'New Shepard' capsule.
It's a bit cramped in there, but those who can afford it or get an invite for that brief moment of weightlessness I guess it's worth it!
The solid looking, tried and tested Russian Soyuz capsule.
The larger Apollo 10 capsule.
The Apollo control panel.
Moon Rock!
Sadly, that's all I had time to photograph. Now, I've got to fly!
Nice photos but why do people think they can improve on the original Enterprise?!! Ugh!!
ReplyDeleteMost of the props are from 'Strange New Worlds ', Kev. I have to admit I actually prefer the look of the 'Motion Picture' version of the Enterprise, over the original.
DeleteI don't think I can get past the 1970's to be honest!
DeleteHa,ha! It's a struggle for us all of a certain age!
DeleteLooks like a fab day out that Scoop and somewhere I've not been for years. I guess the Museum had to buy the Apollo and Soyuz stuff from the US and the USSR. Great for Brits and tourists to be to able to see. Thanks for sharing your trip.
ReplyDeleteAlso nice:
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Awesome! Always a treat seeing Star Trek related models, but the capsules are the icing on the cake.
ReplyDeleteThe Science Museum was a favourite destination in my childhood. I still visit it whenever I go to the UK.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly has changed in the 60 plus years since I first saw it. Scoop's dramatic photos illustrate the theatrical lighting effects in use today. Beige walls and flat flourescent lighting are literally a thing of the past!
After the Moon landings, I went to see the moon rocks proudly on display.
It was a sphere of clear resin, the size of a golf ball with two tiny specks the size of sesame seeds inside.
My schoolboy enthusiasm was crushed
-is that it? Those stingy Americans!