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

Tue 24 Dec

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What's Included

Entry/Admission to Space Center Houston

All exhibits and attractions

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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.

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eviebrown50

May 2019

I highly recommended this place! My grandson is 6 years old and he enjoyed it so much that’s all he talked about when we got home

Andrew V

May 2019

My 3 and 4 year old loved it. There are lots of interactive exhibits for the kids and plenty of informative historical exhibits for the adults. I highly recommend taking the 90 minute tram tour even though the command center is currently (May '19) under renovation.

NearRadwell

May 2019

I've visited Space Center Houston several times over the years. I was in Houston recently and decided to visit again - unfortunately, this time I was disappointed with the experience. Admission to Space Center Houston is not cheap and can be expensive for a family, especially if you also pay for some of the optional extras. The Nasa artifacts (spacesuits, spacecraft, training equipment) are excellent. If you are a fan of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab, you can spend hours looking at everything on display. The included movies are also very good. The Shuttle 747 exhibit is good, although not a huge amount to see inside the Shuttle mock-up and 747 aircraft. The current tram tour around the Nasa complex is disappointing, compared to what you got to see in the past. A long wait for a tram and then a pretty mediocre tour of the main astronaut training facility. So many visitors on each tour, that taking photos is difficult and the tour staff just go through the motions and herd you along. The ISS Mission Control stop is worse with too many people being cramped into a viewing area to see and learn very little. The Rocket Park (including a real Saturn 5) is the last stop on the tour. But you can visit Rocket Park for free. Just drive into the entrance to the Johnson Space Center and park in the visitor lot before the main security check-point. You can then walk into Rocket Park, see the exhibits and get back into your car, without waiting (hoping) for an open seat on one of the trams going back to the Space Center. I visited on a Wednesday in March. The wait for the tram tour was about 50 minutes that day. When I got back to have lunch in the Space Center food court at 1pm, I could not believe the food line queues. It was not worth the wait. I finished looking around the center and then drove to a nearby restaurant for better meal at a lower cost. If you haven't been to Space Center Houston before, I would say go if you have an interest in Nasa and space exploration. I would avoid the tram tour. If you are revisiting the Center again, I would recommend not returning. It's expensive and has lost the excitment and individuallity that it had in the past.