Bears Still In Space

One of the great things about the National Space Centre is that lots of the exhibits aren't hidden away in glass cabinets: they are there for you to get close to, and not only touch, but also to climb all over. This is especially true if you're bear sized.


You'll have to agree that our minders would probably have had an undignified loss of balance and probably have been thrown out if they'd tried to stand on this model of the moon - no problem for us though.

We were also able to try out a space capsule for size and comfort.


While it was spacious for us, we could appreciate that for humans it would be rather claustrophobic and you really would have to get on with each other very well. Action bear Chelmer was disappointed that there weren't any rockets attached, but the rest of us were secretly rather relieved, as we don't think he'd have been able resist hitting the launch switch.

Being techno bears, we also had a great time checking out a mock up of a space lab. How's this for a bewildering array of switches, knobs and dials?


When we thought no-one was looking we daringly flicked a few switches, but we regret to say they'd been visitor proofed and nothing much happened - certainly no smoke or fireworks.

However, the fun wasn't yet over and there was still lots more to see, so we'll be back soon.

Lots of love, the Bears Unlimited space travellers xxx