Welcome to the Callington Space Centre

The Callington Space Centre is a project aiming to promote interest in astronomy and space science throughout the community.

Based at Callington in Cornwall, UK (50° 30" 10' N , 4° 18" 57' W) the Space Centre is working hard, through education at Primary, Secondary and Adult levels, to increase awareness of the universe in which we live.

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The role of space in education is to help create the citizens of tomorrow.

Callington Students Space Education Adventure Blog

Ten Callington students are currently in the USA where they will be visiting the Johnson and Kennedy Space Centres. They will witness the launch of the new Ares I-X rocket which is scheduled for October 31st, and they have a blog to record their experiences...

The Ares I-X rocket has moved out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Centre, on its way to the launch pad. You can read the offical NASA blog, and follow its progress right up to the launch and beyond...