Space, the moon and some of the world’s favourite extra-terrestrials are the focus of a major new North East exhibition shedding light on the final frontier.
This month marks 50 years since man first set foot on the moon and The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields, is celebrating this momentous event with the launch of Amazing Space.
The exhibition, which is open now, explores space fact and fiction, taking visitors on a journey from planet Earth through the solar system and beyond and retracing the footsteps of the first ever lunar astronauts.
Cdr Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot, Buzz Aldrin, made history when they landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the surface of the moon on 20 July 1969.
And along with finding out about their journey, visitors to Amazing Space will be able to discover how space travel has influenced everything from books and magazines to films and science fiction.
Stars of the TV and cinema – including The Clangers and E.T. – will also be making an appearance, while visitors of all ages will be able to take spacesuit selfies and check out costumes from Star Wars and Star Trek.
A short film created especially for the exhibition will detail life as an astronaut: the good, the bad, and the occasionally unpleasant and there will be lots of interactive activities and games for younger visitors along with screenings of clips from classic science-fiction movies old and new.
Amazing Space, which is a free exhibition, is open at The Word, South Shields now and will run until 23rd February 2020.
For further information, head to theworduk.org.
