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{{Coord, 50.0083278, 5.21931389, type:landmark_region:BE-WLX, format=dms, display=title Euro Space Center is a
science museum A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, Industry (manufacturing), industry and Outline of industrial ...
and educational tourist attraction located in
Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
in the village of Transinne, municipality of Libin,
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
. It is devoted to
space science Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless ...
and
astronautics Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the practice of sending spacecraft beyond atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Spaceflight is one of its main applications and space science is its overarching field. The term ''astronautics' ...
. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity. It is the home of the only full-scale mock-up of a U.S.
Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable launch system, reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. ...
existing in
Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
, named ''Amicitia''.


Gallery

File:European Columbus space laboratory.jpg, Life size replica of the European Columbus space laboratory File:EVA and Moon suit Replica.jpg, EVA and Moon suit Replica File:Replica of the NASA Space Shuttle.jpg, Life size replica of the NASA Space Shuttle File:MIR Space Station Scale model.jpg, Scale model of the MIR Space Station File:Scale model of the Ariane 5 rocket.jpg, Scale model replica of the Ariane 5 European heavy-lift launch vehicle File:Belgian components for the Ariane 5 rocket.jpg, Belgian components for the Ariane 5 rocket File:Scale model of the Apollo Lunar Module.jpg, Scale model of Apollo Lunar Module File:Scale model of the Apollo command and service module.jpg, Scale model of Apollo Command and Service Module


See also

* Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) *
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy The Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) (, ) is a Belgian federal scientific research institute. Created in 1964, its main tasks are research and public service in space aeronomy, which is the physics and chemistry of the atmos ...
*
European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization, international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was founded in 1975 ...
*
Space Center Below is a list of space facilities by country. Algeria * Algerian Space Agency Brazil * Alcântara Space Center * Barreira do Inferno Launch Center * Space Operations Center Belgium * Liege Space Center * Euro Space Center Canada * Joh ...


External links


Official website
(English)
Archived website
(English) Museums in Luxembourg (Belgium) Space-related tourist attractions Space Shuttle tourist attractions Libin, Belgium Science museums in Belgium