National Space Centre

National Space Centre
	National Space Centre, Leicester
	Location of National Space Centre in Leicester
Former name	National Space Science Centre
Established	30 June 2001
Location	Belgrave, Leicester LE4 5NS
Coordinates	52°39′13″N 01°07′56″W / 52.65361°N 1.13222°W
Type	Space (and aerospace) museum
Visitors	330,000 (2016)
Curator	Dan Kendall
Architect	Nicholas Grimshaw
Employees	189
Public transit access	First Bus 54
Website	spacecentre.co.uk

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National Space Centre

The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester, England, next to the River Soar. Many of the exhibits, including upright rockets, are housed in a tower with minimal steel supports and a semi-transparent cladding of ETFE 'pillows'^[1] which has become one of Leicester's most recognisable landmarks. The National Space Centre is a registered charity with a board of trustees.^[2]

^ "Grimshaw projects: National Space Centre, Leicester, UK". Grimshaw: Architecture, Planning, Industrial Design. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
^ "NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE – Charity 1078832". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[1] "Grimshaw projects: National Space Centre, Leicester, UK". Grimshaw: Architecture, Planning, Industrial Design. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

[2] "NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE – Charity 1078832". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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