The National Space Centre is a visitor attraction, education facility, corporate venue, information hub and home to NSC Creative and the National Space Academy. Set in the heart of the UK the Centre welcomes around a quarter of a million visitors a year through the doors. These include family visitors, school children on National Curriculum visits, corporate hire visitors, media and partners from the UK and worldwide space communities. The Centre opened to the public in 2001 and since this date has focused on developing in an ever changing environment to educate, entertain and inspire. The facilities for corporate and educational guests includes the unique Challenger Learning Centre, where participants can save the world everyday. Home to the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium, the UK's largest planetarium, the National Space Centre has a selection of award winning shows for educational and family visitors to enjoy from the world leading fulldome show producers, NSC Creative.