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Nasa Space Center Tour with Transportation

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Location: Houston, United States
Duration: 3 hours
Product code: 11593P24


Overview
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Houston, Houston, TexasSpace Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is Houston’s No. 1 attraction for international visitors and the first Smithsonian Affiliate in the greater Houston area.Discover the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human spaceflight program set among the largest collection of space artifacts in the southwestern United States. There is always something new to see and do. With more than 400 space artifacts including flown spacecraft, the largest collection of moon rocks on public display and at multiple major seasonal exhibits a year, Space Center Houston offers an array of exciting attractions for people of all ages.Pass By: Houston, Houston, TexasExplore the red planet during your next visit in our new Mission Mars exhibit. Experience a virtual Martian sunset, climb into a simulated Orion capsule and feel the texture of rock cliffs inspired by the red planet in our brand-new interactive exhibit. 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.A must-see is the international landmark Independence Plaza presented by Boeing. It is the only shuttle replica mounted on a shuttle carrier aircraft, and the only place where visitors can enter both vehicles. The eight-story, multiple-exhibit complex gives visitors a rare glimpse into the historic shuttle era and the NASA breakthroughs and technological advances gained from the Space Shuttle Program which impacted future exploration.Pass By: Houston, Houston, TexasDon’t miss Space Center Houston’s most popular attraction, the NASA Tram Tour. This is your chance to go on site at NASA Johnson Space Center and get a behind-the-scenes look at human space exploration. Explore Rocket Park, where one of only three of the remaining actual Saturn V rockets is displayed. Visit Historic Mission Control from which NASA led Gemini and Apollo missions, including the first lunar landing. Discover the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility where NASA astronauts train and where scientists are developing the next generation of space exploration vehicles.The nonprofit Space Center Houston draws more than 200,000 teachers and students from around the world annually to take part in its extraordinary learning opportunities. Students train underwater like an astronaut and discover space science through immersive, hands-on activities in year-round educational programs like Space Center University.Stop At: Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058-3145Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is Houston’s No. 1 attraction for international visitors and the first Smithsonian Affiliate in the greater Houston area.Duration: 2 hours
Supplier Name
Fun Texas Tours
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Not wheelchair accessible,Stroller accessible,Near public transportation,Infants must sit on laps,Most travelers can participate,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
Inclusions:
Round-trip Transportation to the Space Center,2 hours at the Space Center,Adminiton to the Space Center,Entry/Admission - Space Center Houston
Exclusions:
Lunch
Traveler Reviews

Loved this tour with Alex who was a delightful as a tour guide.. Nasa center was Amazing. Looking forward to come back and take more tours with this company.?

We decided to take a tour of the NASA SPACE CENTER here in Houston through Fun Dallas Tours and we’re sooo glad we did. We could have just went there but the money spent was well worth it. It was like touring with your best friend. We learn a lot of things which we never knew before. Alex which was our driver and owner of the company was awesome. From start to finish! He was also kind to us … as in not leaving for going over unintentionally on the time. We were glad we got to know him! Part 2: During the tour of the NASA SPACE CENTER we learned again so much information that it actually took longer than what we had planned. Their was so much more we didn’t know versus what we did now… and we didn’t get to take it all in but next time we will. A big shout out to “Walter” a former engineer of NASA back in the 1960s. Walter explained a lot of things to us by the way who is now a volunteer tour guide in the big white building. I hope I have his name right but it made sense of what we

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