Space Center Houston Admission Ticket

Overview

Space Center Houston is one of Houston’s top attractions, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston’s first Smithsonian Affiliate and a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awardee. The center features more than 400 space artifacts as well as numerous permanent and traveling exhibits, attractions and theaters related to the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human space-flight program – all for one admission price.

City: Houston

Wed 20 Nov

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What's Included

Entry/Admission to Space Center Houston

All exhibits and attractions

Route and map

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Houston
1601 NASA Parkway,

Hours of operation subject to change without notice due to unforeseen events or circumstances. Check with local supplier to confirm hours of operation on your chosen day.

Note: Bring water bottles or plan to purchase beverages. Clear bags are highly recommended.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Audio guide available in English and Spanish (additional fee)
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks are recommended for fully vaccinated travelers and required for unvaccinated guests and all guests on Tram Tour. Children under 3 receive free admission but still need a timed admission ticket.

What To Expect

Space Center Houston

Space Center Houston is designed to engage adults and children alike. There is always something new at Space Center Houston, with an amazing array of traveling exhibits and astounding events. Space Center Houston has the world’s largest collection of moon rocks and lunar samples for public view. Known around the world as the home of NASA Mission Control, International Space Station Mission Control and astronaut training, guests are taken behind the scenes to see NASA Johnson Space Center.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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01MattAZ

Dec 2019

This place needs to be re-organized, updated, and get rid of their member only lines and admission. What a joke! I'll start with their Member Only Program. Basically if you buy 4 tickets it justifies being a member which is about the cost of 4 tickets. I bought 4 tickets but was never told about that offer. Once inside you'll wish you had the member package. Everything has a line, and I mean a long line. But if you are a member they let you pass the Que and go right to front of the line. No matter how many "members" there are they bypass everyone. This was for the tram ride which I will get back to. Waiting and waiting and then watching tram after tram filled 70-80% full of members got beyond frustrating. No one even checked to see if they actually had that package. It was obvious anyone who didn't purchase the "member" package were highly annoyed and frustrated. They need to figure that out. I would not waste your time going here until they figure this out. The tram tour basically drives you past a bunch of buildings Getting out twice. The 2nd time waiting in a long Que again watching members board tram after tram just so you can get out of there! I will never go back. They entice you with the replica Shuttle outside and the rest is just a disappointment. I hope someone works to make their process and facility better.

Kirk123456

Dec 2019

As someone who has been interested in space ever since I was a young child, and an Apollo geek for many years, I was excited to visit the Space Center and see all the things I've always heard about first hand. What I hadn't banked on was the interpretation being quite so poor. From the first rooms telling the story of US spaceflight, something wasn't quite right. Exhibits were labelled inconsistently, and the lights in the Apollo cabinets weren't even on, requiring me to use my phone torch to read - the whole place is very dark to start off with. Outside to the Shuttle and Carrier combination. Try as I might, I was not able to work out the provenance of the Shuttle itself at the museum. I assumed it was a replica due to my knowledge of the programme, but I only was able to find this out after the event. It was clear from hearing them speak that a lot of visitors thought it was a real, space flown vehicle. The ISS exhibit felt... underwhelming. In fact the whole museum felt underwhelming. So much more could have been done with the fantastic history and artifacts they have available to them. Last to mention is the Tram Tours. Although these are "fine", a major issue is not being able to get off at Rocket Park on the way back from the Mission Control tour, meaning that you have to wait for another tram, and spend half an hour visiting a fairly dull building containing mockups of the ISS - basically a room full of white, featureless tubes. All in all - if you're not a massive space fan, this probably isn't worth the bother and certainly isn't worth the money, and if you are, please temper your expectations accordingly.

metalheaddoc

Dec 2019

Very enjoyable. Lots of things to see and do. Fascinating tour of Mission Control. Even the food at the Zero G Diner was excellent. Gift shop was great, too. We didn't expect to spend 5 hours there, but we got absorbed by everything. I wish we had had more time to see the Saturn V rocket, but it was our departure day and we had to get to the airport.