As the heavens opened and to the sound of huge droplets of rain thundering on the Rocket Tower the Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Drayson, officially launched Project Apollo.
Lord Drayson includes his memories of Apollo 11 in the exhibition
The Minister praised the new exhibition and said; “There’s some really cool stuff for kids to do, and for someone of my age, it takes you back.” He added; “I think space is something which has an amazing capacity to inspire. I’ve got five young kids myself and I know how enthralled they are both by the history of space exploration and what’s happening now, especially the talk about going back to the Moon, as a stepping stone for going to Mars. I think we need to point out that it’s likely that the first human being to step on Mars will be a teenager at the moment.”
I’m very proud to be part of The Brickish Association and to be part of an excellent day at the NSC.
More photos can be found in the events gallery at The Brickish Association website
and in gallery at Flickr