Gadgets of the Week: Top Space gadgets

LEGO Shuttle Adventure – £81.99 from www.lego.com

LEGO Shuttle Adventure. PA Photo/Handout.

Ideal for big kids, this is the perfect talking point for the boardroom. It stands at 44cm and measures 25cm from wing to wing. It has a launch pad, lighting and ground crew, detachable fuel tanks and booster rockets.

Revell International Space Station – £40.49 from www.wonderlandmodels.com

Revell International Space Station. PA Photo/Handout.

The 5000-tonne International Space Station orbits more than 200 miles above Earth, taking just 90 minutes to complete a trip around the planet. This 183-piece kit, when complete, is a 1:144 scale replica.

Alien Abduction Lamp – £49.99 from www.firebox.com

Alien Abduction Lamp. PA Photo/Handout.

Sightings of alien life seem confined to those who remain on Earth. So keep the lights on to spot any extra-terrestrial visitors with this lamp, which has energy-saving illuminating LEDs controlled by the antenna atop the craft.

Space Food – from £4.99 at www.firebox.com

Space Food. PA Photo/Handout.

Recreate life on-board by experiencing the food consumed by the crew. Frozen to -40C and then vacuum packed by the same outfit that supplies NASA, it is ready to eat in one of three flavours.

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