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Topic: Nicholas Patrick opening space display at London Science Museum
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-25-2007 02:12 PM
   
Hi,
Nicholas Patrick was on breakfast/morning T.V here this morning. I put a tape on before going out. A decent 10-15 minute interview. He opened a space drink packet and a prawn meal for the presenters to try. He also mentioned he was opening a new space display at the London Science Museum tomorrow. I don't know if this is a press/invited guests only event or general public. If you live local try and attend,best wishes,
Nick
Spaceman. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-26-2007 11:36 AM
From Reuters: quote:
The exhibition, launched on Thursday by a British NASA astronaut at London's Science Museum, includes a refurbished replica of Apollo 11, the craft involved in the first moon landing in 1969, and a 3-metre-high X-ray telescope from the Challenger shuttle.The exhibition also aims to reveal the human effort behind complex machinery and space missions. "Rather than just go for the further frontier idea, we wanted to make clear that space science is also a job," said Alison Boyle, astronomy curator at the museum.
Continue reading Museum urges students to reach for the starsAlso: Exploring Space from the London Science Museum |
Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-16-2007 11:51 AM
Thank God they've got a new exhibit--the old one was really a disgrace. Incredibly out of date. Now they just have to fix up that "history of computing" exhibit of theirs... |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-16-2007 12:39 PM
Is this the same museum the Apollo 10 command module is located and is it still part of the exhibits? |
Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-16-2007 12:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by GACspaceguy:
Is this the same museum the Apollo 10 command module is located and is it still part of the exhibits?
I don't believe that they have Apollo 10, no. |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 05-16-2007 01:44 PM
Are you sure? It was still on display in it's usual home (the "Milestones" gallery) during the refurbishment of the space gallery.Cheers,
Matt ------------------
www.spaceracemuseum.com |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-16-2007 01:55 PM
Apollo 10 is indeed on display at the London Science Museum, in the "Making the Modern World" gallery. |
Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-16-2007 01:59 PM
Ah, OK, apologies for my mistake! I had assumed that it would be in the space gallery, if it was there. Now I'll have to go back and see it...
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nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-16-2007 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Continue reading Museum urges students to reach for the stars
That image on Roberts link is a composite of shots assembled by Ed Hengeveld. I'm sure they should be crediting him or Apollo Archive, not REUTERS/NASA.Adam |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-17-2007 12:44 PM
Thanks all. The Apollo 10 CM is the only manned spacecraft I have not seen and we hope to go see it soon. |
Choose2Go
Member Posts: 73
From: Merritt Island, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 07-21-2007 02:14 PM
Dredging up an old thread as I update A Field Guide to American Spacecraft, I was wondering about the reports description of "a refurbished replica of Apollo 11". Now indeed the Apollo located there is Good Ol' Charlie Brown from Apollo 10. This could have even been an editing error where the editor 'thought' it should read 11 instead of 10. But perhaps the reporter was talking about the full size Lunar Module replica that is there. If anyone has images of this I can post I'd sure appreciate hearing from you. |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 07-21-2007 04:29 PM
I have 4 or 5 images of the newly refurbished LM mockup, sadly the pics aren't too great as the lighting in the space gallery isn't best suited for handheld photography (even with a flash). Adam |
robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 09-19-2007 01:14 AM
Here's a photo of the Apollo 10 CM that I took during my last visit.
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