posted 11-13-2015 01:40 AM               

I agree that a flash isn't absolutely necessary. I took lots of photos of Apollo 10 CM using my iPhone 6 and the results were great.

posted 12-07-2015 02:00 PM            

I have to admit it was my first visit to the Science Museum and after a long time in the Cosmonauts we inspected the rest of the museum. A superb place and of course I was delighted to see the Apollo 10 command module, of which I am so privileged to have met Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan who flew in it, and the Lunar Module. Again we were amazed at the size of them. I think one gets so used to seeing film and photos that we tend to forget that these machines held fully grown adults and although described as small are indeed much larger when actually seen for real.

posted 12-08-2015 08:45 AM               

The exhibit is advertised by the museum as the "most significant collection of Russian spacecraft and artifacts ever to be shown in the UK." In fact, it may be the most significant collection ever shown outside of Russia.

posted 01-03-2016 10:20 PM               

It cost about $18 to get in and they admitted groups every 15 minutes. Photography without flash was allowed as long as it was done discreetly. After the exit to the exhibition they had a good selection of souvenirs for purchase, books, posters, cards, t-shirts, etc. The Cosmonauts accompanying book was a very nice reminder of the trip and exhibits. Overall really worth the visit for a one off space exhibit outside Russia.

posted 01-04-2016 03:30 AM               

You mentioned that they were letting in groups every 15 minutes or so. Approximately how many people were in your group? Was it crowded/busy?

posted 01-04-2016 06:51 AM               

By discreet they said, do not take loads of photos and certainly no tripods or flash. I used my iPhone and the pics look great. There was plenty of security there keeping an eye on everything.

posted 01-16-2016 04:05 PM            

I was able to wander around unhindered with a dSLR an a couple of lenses and whilst a couple of the team in there showed a little more interest in what I was doing, there was no issue or hindrance at any point, just a friendly smile..

posted 01-17-2016 09:50 AM               

Just one small thing about your blog information. Fisher spent the money on the space pens that NASA used in space. NASA never provided any investment money to the design and construction of the space pen. After Fisher finished the development of the AG-7 space pen, NASA tested it and bought a supply of them at a modest price.

The wooden pencil was a fire hazard in the pure O2 spacecraft environment that the US Space Program used at the time.

posted 01-18-2016 10:39 AM               

The space pen story is a fun urban myth story much like the "Good Luck, Mr. Gorski!" supposed comment made by Armstrong on the Moon. It's funny, it shows that sometimes simple solutions can be the best. And we must believe all that we read on the Internet.

posted 01-29-2016 04:57 AM               

If you get the chance go.

posted 03-12-2016 09:51 AM               

"We've been struck by the number of Russians who've been coming, including many who have made the journey from Russia," said Doug Millard, the senior curator of the exhibition who spent more than five years organising the selection and transport of the objects over land from Moscow.

"We've been knocked out. We used to use the word 'blockbuster' and certainly Cosmonauts has been one of those," Mr Millard said.