Mimi’s Space Adventure

3, 2, 1 blast off! Join our family-friendly events, read the new storybook, and much more! It’s out of this world! Plus: more resources coming soon.

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Meet Mimi

Mimi is a girl who has lots of questions about the universe.

She is always asking Why? How? Who? Where? When? Mimi wants to know all about how the world around her works and so when her essay ‘Everything I’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Space’ wins her a trip to mission control, she couldn’t be happier!

Join this family adventure and discover just what it takes to go to space.

Download our storybooks

Mimi’s Space Adventure: the UK storybook

Read our free illustrated storybook chapter by chapter and explore the amazing real-life science role models at the end of the book. Suitable for all ages! It can be read together as a family with 5- to 7-year-olds or solo by readers aged 7+.

Download the UK storybook now (PDF, 56MB)

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Read the Ireland storybook, including science superstars for Ireland

Download the Ireland storybook now (PDF, 56.5MB)

Continue your adventure

Join our family-friendly events

Whether it’s getting immersed in physics or taking on a reading challenge, we have a Mimi-based event to suit you!

Join one of our Mimi’s Space Adventure Events

Be inspired by our science superstars

Discover the stories of incredible space scientists and find out how they are trying to answer some of Mimi’s big questions about space.

Watch our science superstar videos

Learn from some of our superstars as they give insight on going into space, cleaning up cosmic debris, and much more.

Watch our science superstar videos

And more...

Mimi’s Space Adventure is a totally free programme for families to enjoy together, taking place all across the UK and Ireland during 2024 and 2025.

Events timeline

The Highland Games in Scotland all summer 2024
The International Ayr Show in Scotland 6-7 September 2024
World Space Week events October 2024
Dundee Science Festival 10-23 February 2025
NI Science Festival 12-23 February 2025
Cardiff Science Festival 22 February-2 March 2025

Free downloadable resources

Activities, workshops, and posters to try at home or in school:

Mimi’s Rainbow Adventure

Have you ever wondered if carrots can really help you to see in the dark? Or why some energy is green, and some isn’t? Follow Mimi and her friends on their first adventure to find out how science can provide the answers to these big questions and more.

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The Limit Less campaign

Mimi’s Space Adventure is part of the IOP’s Limit Less campaign, to support young people to change the world and fulfil their potential by doing physics.

At the IOP, we want to make sure that no child misses out on the opportunities that doing science, and especially physics, can bring. By doing things together, you’re doing a fantastic job in supporting your child’s curiosity and keeping their options open about the future.

Find out more and join the campaign

Any questions?

We would love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the exhibitions and events or would like to find out more then email: [email protected] or call us on: + 44 (0)20 7470 4800.

UK Space Agency grant

Mimi’s Space Adventure is one of 15 projects to receive funding from the UK Space Agency ‘Space for All’ grant designed to engage and inspire the next generation into STEM careers.