The National Space Centre has been voted the East Midland’s Large Visitor Attraction of the Year (Visit Britain and Enjoy England) so if you haven’t been before what better time to go along and see the six interactive galleries, Rocket Tower and UK’s largest planetarium than this half term holiday when they have even more fun for all the family to enjoy.

This month the European Space Agency will be celebrating 35 years of space exploration and as well as telling the exciting story of the past, present and future the National Space Centre will be inviting visitors to take a trip back to the 70s with an interactive Retro Gaming exhibition.  Try your hand at Pong, Asteroids, Space Invaders or even the 1979 classic Pac Man!

Visitors will also be able to find out how the UK leads the world in space and meet real Rocket Scientists as the National Space Centre team are joined by Professor George Fraser from the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester.

There will be free Build your own Martian Rover Robot in the craft sessions and even a Mars Yard robot challenge using the unique test facility built to put multi-million pound robots through their paces prior to heading off to Mars in 2018.

People who buy tickets in advance can upgrade to a FREE annual pass at http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/