Join CEO and Founder of Space Store Stephen Ringler during this exclusive, in-store experience for up to six people from the same family, household or bubble.

We’ve got the social distancing requirements and health and safety angle covered so that you don’t have to worry about a thing!

We provide:

– Stephen Ringler to host your experience with space facts and expertise along the way!
– Activities throughout your session, tailored to meet your booking and exclusive to your group, choose from a selection of the below activities to tailor your experience:

1. Virtual reality: You can chose two of three activities from a EVA (space walk), cave dive, or mission launch
2. Augmented reality cards: An interactive experience of computer-generated imagery of our Solar System followed by a quiz to test your knowledge
3. Meteorites: Real space rocks for you to hold; touch, feel and learn about their origin and what they are made of
4. Try on a Space Suit: Replica Tim Peake, Sokol space suits to try on for each member of the group
5. Satellite Treasure Hunt: An interactive exploration of satellite images, find the landmarks!
6. Eat Like an Astronaut: Discover what astronauts eat in space and have a go at making your own meal
7. Build a Satellite: Learn to build and operate a 'UBO' satellite
8. Individual feature photographs for the group as a memento of the occasion.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements to develop an exclusive and bespoke activity for your group.

Great for ages 4 and up!

This hour-long, interactive online event includes a satellite treasure hunt, augmented reality, and meteorite activity all hosted LIVE by a Space Store team member using ZOOM. We'll send you everything needed to complete the experience in a neat Space Store activity box!

We provide:
- ZOOM meeting details for your scheduled slot
- Live host to guide your experience with space facts and expertise along the way!
- Activity box with FREE shipping - an over £35 retail value! - with products to keep:

1. Satellite treasure hunt maps: Using images taken from space, we will introduce you to Earth Observation Satellite imagery and explore its applications here on Earth.
   
2. Augmented reality cards: An interactive experience of computer-generated imagery of our Solar System followed by a quiz to test your knowledge
   
3. Meteorites: Real space rocks for you to hold; touch, feel and learn about their origin and what they are made of.
   

Celebrate your birthday or special occasion safely and in style with this hour-long, interactive online party!

Includes a satellite treasure hunt, augmented reality, and meteorite activity all hosted LIVE by a Space Store team member using ZOOM. We'll send you everything needed to complete the experience in a neat Space Store activity box!

We provide:
- ZOOM meeting details for your scheduled slot
- Live host to guide your experience with space facts and expertise along the way!
- Activity box(es) with FREE shipping - an over £40 retail value! - with products to keep:

Satellite treasure hunt maps: Using images taken from space, we will introduce you to Earth Observation Satellite imagery and explore its applications here on Earth.
Augmented reality cards: An interactive experience of computer-generated imagery of our Solar System followed by a quiz to test your knowledge
Meteorites: Real space rocks for you to hold; touch, feel and learn about their origin and what they are made of.

You provide:
- Up to 5 people per ticket (from one household)
- Device to join Zoom call
- A separate Apple or Google Play compatible device for Augmented Reality activity - either tablet or smart phone - trust us, this is worth it!

Additional households can join the celebration, with or without experience supplies - it's up to you!
- Join the session only: £5 per additional household
- Join the session plus Activity box including AR cards and quiz sheets: £19.99 per additional household
- Join the session plus Activity box including full set of experience items (listed above): £29.99 per additional household

Please book at least one week ahead for activity box(es) to arrive before event. We look forward to chatting about your booking!

Currently available in the UK only. Great for ages 4 and up!

On this educational, online resource page you will find facts and figures about each planet in the solar system plus activities and products to help you learn all about them!
Quizzes, competitions and facts to encourage fun home learning.

All the family can get involved, we hope you enjoy it!

Take a look at our satellites page to find out about some of the satellite programmes that have taken place since the launch of the very first one, Sputnik in 1957.

Learn about some of the exciting research, development and deployment work our space orgs partners are involved in too!

Share your favourite satellite fact or drawing with us through our social media channels too - we'd love to hear from you!

Join us online via YouTube channel 'Space Store Live! every Thursday evening for a free talk from experts in the space industry, inventors, authors and much more!

Past talks have included:
- "Space for Good" by Nick Wise, CEO of OceanMind
- "A Galaxy of Her Own" by Libby Jackson, UK Space Agency
- "Unlocking Hypersonic Flight and Space" by Angus Braithwaite, Reaction Engines
- "Building Better Rockets" by Michael Curtis-Rouse, Satellite Applications Catapult

If you are interested in speaking at one of these sessions, we would be delighted to hear from you! Contact us at [email protected]

Ever wanted to walk in space? Less than 250 people have ever had this experience.

No need to book in advance, simply come on down to the Space Store in the Orchard Centre, Didcot, OX11 7LG, and try this interactive virtual reality experience!

It last 5 minutes after a brief orientation and we've got all the necessary COVID-19 guidelines covered so you can experience space in complete safety.

Space Store also benefits from a cafe and retail zone onsite so you can really make the most of your visit!

Become an astronaut and get ready for launch inside a space capsule!

No need to book in advance, simply come on down to the Space Store in the Orchard Centre, Didcot, OX11 7LG, and try this interactive virtual reality experience!

This 5 minute experience takes you on the Soyuz vehicle that astronauts currently use to get aboard the International Space Station. We've got all the necessary COVID-19 guidelines covered so you can experience space in complete safety.

Space Store also benefits from a cafe and retail zone onsite so you can really make the most of your visit!

Let us take you to another place in our solar system in this analogous virtual reality experience! Andy Torbet, explorer and star of Beyond Bionic, takes you on a 360 degree exploration of underwater caves. Scientists now believe lakes of water exist under the ice-caps of Mars. See what it might be like to dive into the future!

No need to book in advance, simply come on down to the Space Store in the Orchard Centre, Didcot, OX11 7LG, and try this interactive virtual reality experience!

This virtual reality experience lasts 5 minutes and we've got all the necessary COVID-19 guidelines covered so you can experience space in complete safety.

Space Store also benefits from a cafe and retail zone onsite so you can really make the most of your visit!

What better way to engage young people than Space?

Whether you're a state, independent, or home school, Space Store offers a number of educational activities designed to inspire, inform, and involve school children of all ages!
Activities include:
- Build an ACTUAL Satellite
- Virtual and Augmented reality
- Eat Like An Astronaut (that's right, we can provide lunch!)
- Talks from Space industry experts and even REAL astronauts!
- Holding rocks older than the Earth itself!

Whether you are looking for an interactive talk for hundreds of students, or hands-on activities for a few classes, our team of experts is ready to support you.

These experiences can be available in-store* or online, or we can come to you*!

*Dependant on Government Guidelines and Social Distancing rules

Want to pursue a career in Space?

Whether you are in school or in the work-force, we can bring together individuals or a team of Space industry professionals across both STEM and non-STEM subjects. Space isn't just about engineering and science, it is also about nutrition, physical fitness, marketing, and more!

Some great additional resources for careers in space include:
- spacecareers.uk
- careersin.space
- ukspace.org/careers/

Talks can be held at the Space Store, via Zoom meetings or we can come to you!

Space Store staff provide talks to schools, businesses, and events on a wide range of space topics:
- The Solar System
- Satellites and their applications
- "Spaceships in Oxfordshire"
- "How to become an engineer?"
- And more!

Talks can be between 5 to 60 minutes depending on the audience and need.