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NASA Space Center Houston Tour Package

United States
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Duration

8 Days/ 7 Nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

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Overview

The nonprofit space museum Space Center Houston is the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, which is home to Mission Control and astronaut training. At Space Center Houston, visitors can experience space — from its compelling future to its exciting present and dramatic past.

Space Center Houston is one of the only places on Earth where visitors can see astronauts train for missions, touch a real moon rock and take a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA. Visitors can go inside the unprecedented international landmark Independence Plaza, the only exhibit in the world with a full-scale shuttle replica mounted on top of the original shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 and standing eight stories tall. The exhibits, attractions and hands-on activities in this 250,000-square-foot educational entertainment complex tell the story of America’s human space flight program, giving guests an experience like no other.

NASA Space Center Houston Tour Package

Space Center Houston is owned and operated by the Manned Space Flight Education Foundation and is Houston’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate. It attracts nearly 1 million visitors annually and welcomes an additional 100,000 teachers and students to its educational programs, including Space Center University, an immersive weeklong science program, and the annual Space Exploration Educators Conference. On the NASA Space Center Houston Tour guided by Ottlah, explore where and how astronauts train, learn how NASA Mission Control Center communicates with the International Space Station and discover the past, present and future of space exploration.

NASA Space Center Houston Tour Package

Visit iconic locations such as Apollo Mission Control Center and Orion Mission Control room. Tour current Mission Control and explore Rocket Park, home to the massive Saturn V rocket, the most powerful rocket ever flown. Walk the floor of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Building 9 where astronauts train and scientists and engineers develop the next generation of space exploration vehicles.Our highly trained guides will lead you through your experience sharing interesting information and answering your questions.

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 Ottlah 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. The experience is designed to engage adults and children alike. 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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Highlights

  • NASA Johnson Space Center
  • Exciting, hands-on STEM activities
  • Overnight campsite amongst historic flown space artifacts and national treasures
  • Dolphin Cruise in Golf of Mexico
  • San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
  • Starship Gallery
  • Films & Live presentataions
  • Independence Plaza

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive at Houston

Evening free for shopping. Night stay in Houston

Day 2 - San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto, and the USS Texas. It is located off the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of Houston. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

Day 3 - Private Tour of NASA Space Center

Private Tour of NASA Space Center Houston Guided by a Real Rocket Scientist
This is an in depth, 5 hour private tour of the Space Center Houston which is the most popular tourist destination in Houston. Your guide is a real rocket scientist and an experienced space expert who will explain everything you see and answer all of your questions in a way you will easily understand. The tour provides an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the history, current programs and future plans for space exploration. This is where NASA trains the astronauts and operates the US human space exploration programs. You will see the actual hardware used to fly our astronauts into space, touch a moon rock, go inside a space station, go inside the Space Shuttle, visit Mission Control and tour the massive Saturn V rocket used to fly to the moon.

Day 4 - Starship Gallery & Independence Plaza

Starship Gallery at Space Center Houston is home to multiple flown spacecraft and national treasures. Get an up-close look at some of the most amazing artifacts that trace the progression of human space exploration. See the Apollo 17 Command Module from the last mission to the Moon, walk inside the Skylab-1G Trainer where astronauts first trained for extended life in space, touch a Moon rock and more.

Independence Plaza, presented by Boeing, is an international landmark offering an experience like nothing else in the world. Go inside the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence, mounted on top of the historic and original NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft. Explore the shuttle era and its impact on current and future exploration through vibrant videos, displays and interactives.

Day 5 - Disney Magic Kingdom

Today visit DISNEYS MAGIC KINGDOM – One of the worlds most visited theme parks dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. Night stay in Orlando

Day 6 - Mission Mars & Astronaut Gallery

Discover what it takes to travel to Mars, what hardware will get us to the fourth planet in our solar system and how humans may live on the red planet in the next few decades in the interactive exhibit, Mission Mars. Launch a bottle rocket, experience an Orion spacecraft launch in a simulator, and touch a Mars meteorite.

Astronaut Gallery is home to one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of astronaut apparel and spacesuits. See a diverse collection of spacesuits used for everything from training flights to spacewalks on the Moon. See the spacesuit Pete Conrad wore on the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission, the isolation garment Michael Collins wore returning to Earth after the Apollo 11 mission, Sally Ride’s inflight coveralls, and more!

Day 7: Space Station Gallery, Films & Presentations

The International Space Station Gallery at Space Center Houston provides a dynamic look inside the space station – from interactive live shows to a Robonaut and even actual flown space station artifacts.

Hear NASA mission updates in the Mission Briefing Center, learn how astronauts live aboard the International Space Station in the Living in Space presentation, relive NASA's historic journey in Destiny Theater, and watch a space documentary on one of the largest screens in Texas.

We bring in three traveling exhibits throughout the year to give guests new science and space learning opportunities.

Day 8 - Departure from Houston

Evening proceed to airport and fly back with happy memories.

Included/Excluded

  • Economy airfare
  • Airport-Hotel-Airport Transfers
  • All transfers by AC Luxury coach,
  • 3*/4* Accomodation
  • All day Breakfast
  • Admission ticket
  • Entry to the Space Center Visitor Complex
  • Professional guide/driver
  • Meals and beverages
  • Optional gratuities
  • Tipping

Tour's Location

United States

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