You know it’s going to be a good day when the blurb says:

"Science Museum Mission Control has a problem and only you can help us solve it! We’ll need to test, experiment and work together to help the future of space travel. There will be flames, fun and a floating plate of whipped cream! Do you have what it takes, aspiring space explorer?"

We were sold. Flames? Whipped cream? Space drama? Count us in

So off we went to the Science Museum in London for their interactive Space Show, and what followed was 30 minutes of hands-on science theatre that managed to be hilarious, educational, and borderline explosive (in the best way possible)

Mission Control had an issue (as they often do in the movies), and it was up to us, an audience full of wide-eyed kids and equally wide-eyed adults, to help solve it

There were experiments with gravity, air pressure, and the dramatic role that hydrogen plays in rocket fuel

💥 The highlight? A balloon filled with hydrogen was ignited live on stage

The bang was real

The heat was real

And the kids' jaws on the floor? Also real
(Yes, I got it on video. And yes, I replayed it. Several times.)

The show wasn’t just about science, it was about teamwork, curiosity, and what happens when you mix curiosity with combustible gases

Spoiler alert: things get loud

And that floating plate of whipped cream? I won’t ruin the surprise, but let's just say it involved gardening gloves and ping pong balls

Whether you're a space geek, a parent looking for something genuinely entertaining (and sneakily educational), or just want to see how loud a hydrogen balloon can really go, this show delivers

Final verdict?
If NASA did panto, this would be it