At the weekend, I was lucky enough to visit The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks, a new immersive exhibition about the 12 men who have walked on the Moon.

The immersive experience, which is on at Lightroom in London, is written and narrated by Tom Hanks, and features images from those Moon landings projected across all four walls and floor of Lightroom’s cavernous space.

I’ve read some reviews of the experience that have asked why Apollo 13 isn’t included. It could be argued that as they never actually stepped foot on the moon, then why should they? In actual fact they are, it’s just that Hanks has chosen not to highlight them.

Instead, the experience looks at the 12 men who have stood on the Moon, as well as some of the astronauts who are hoping to follow in their footsteps in Artemis II.

Using actual NASA images taken on the surface of the Moon, the audience is made to feel as if they’re either at Mission Control in Houston (graphics appear on the front wall to replicate the screens they were seeing), and at one point the Moon’s surface is projected onto the floor, making me feel as though I was actually there.

For anyone who is a fan of space exploration, this is a must-see. For everyone else, it is still hugely enjoyable and informative.

And I suspect it’s the closest most of us will ever get to following in those immortal footsteps.

Tom Hanks brings immersive Moon experience to London