The Leicester Space Centre is home to a wide variety of space-related artefacts, and was a fascinating place to visit. Among the exhibits are the Beagle 2 control room, Helen Sharman’s space suit, a Blue Streak and several British rocket motors are there to remind us that the U.K. hasn’t totally ignored Space.
![OAS members arriving at the National Space Centre on 2004 September 12th](http://www.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/ArrivingAtNSSL-400x200.jpg)
![Blue Streak seen from below](http://www.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/BlueStreakAtNSSL-175x320.jpg)
![A selection of spacecraft on display in the rocket-shaped tower](http://www.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/SatellitesAtNSSL-400x219.jpg)