Star Trek Reality Check

Mark the 50th anniversary of the first episode of Star Trek.

We'll be looking back at the extraordinary technology brought to screens big and small over the decades.

Featuring the power of the Planetarium, this talk will explore which Star Trek concepts became a reality, and how the show's fictional propulsion technologies could open up new frontiers in interstellar travel. From tricorders to warp drives, the reality of Star Trek is closer than you might think...

Spaceship Season

The Royal Observatory presents a season of programmes embracing the fact and fiction of human space flight to complement the Above and Beyond exhibition at the National Maritime Museum.

Find out about the realities of future interplanetary missions and explore ideas from science fiction such as warp drive, mining the Moon and anti-matter rockets.