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50°00′30″N 5°13′10″E / 50.0083278°N 5.21931389°E / 50.0083278; 5.21931389

Euro Space Center is a science museum and educational tourist attraction located in Wallonia in the village of Transinne, municipality of Libin, Belgium. It is devoted to space science and 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 existing in Europe, named Amicitia.

Gallery

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

External links

Official website (English)
Archived website (English)

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+{{Short description|Science museum and educational tourist attraction in Libin, Belgium}}
+{{refimprove|date=March 2017}}
+[[File:Logo Euro Space Center.png|thumb|Logo of Euro Space Center.]]
 {{Coord|50.0083278|5.21931389|type:landmark_region:BE-WLX|format=dms|display=title}}
+[[File:Euro Space Center Monument.jpg|thumb|Monument at Euro Space Center in Redu (Belgium), depicting the proposed [[Hermes (spacecraft)|''Hermes'']] shuttle]]
+[[File:Euro Space Center Main Building.jpg|thumb|Main Building at Euro Space Center in Redu (Belgium)]]
+'''Euro Space Center''' is a [[science museum]] and educational tourist attraction located in [[Wallonia]] in the village of [[Transinne]], municipality of [[Libin, Belgium|Libin]], [[Belgium]]. It is devoted to [[space science]] and [[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]] existing in [[Europe]], named ''Amicitia''.
+== Gallery ==
-[[Image:Redu CS1aJPG.jpg|thumb|right|The Euro Space Center.|300px]]
+<gallery mode="packed">
-'''Euro Space Center''' is a [[Space Center]] located in [[Libin|Transinne]], [[Belgium]], near [[Redu]], and which is devoted to space and astronautics. It is the home of the only full-scale mock-up of the US [[Space Shuttle]] existing in [[Europe]].
+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
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
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 * [[Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy]]
 * [[European Space Agency]]
+* [[Space Center]]
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.eurospacecenter.be/envisit.htm Official web site]
+*[https://www.eurospacecenter.be/en Official website] (English)
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093234/http://www.eurospacecenter.be/esc/index.php/en/ Archived website] (English)
-* [http://www.nezumi.demon.co.uk/belgium/eurospace/eurospace.htm Euro Space Centre] (Outdoor Photos)
-[[Category:Space centres]]
-[[Category:Space Camp|Belgium]]
+[[Category:Museums in Luxembourg (Belgium)]]
-[[fr:Euro Space Center]]
-[[nl:Euro Space Center]]
+[[Category:Space-related tourist attractions]]
+[[Category:Space Shuttle tourist attractions]]
+[[Category:Libin, Belgium]]
+[[Category:Science museums in Belgium]]