Celebrating the historic launch and mission of Apollo 16.
Plan your Visit
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
9:00am to 5:00pm
The world-premiere exhibition, ‘Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,’ chronicles the timeline from the beginning of the Space Race – a time when the U.S. and Soviet Union competed over their accomplishments in space exploration – to the collaborative culture of the International Space Station program and beyond. Open now through December, 2019
9:00am to 5:00pm
Enjoy immersive astronomy shows, live entertainment and exciting theater experiences in the state-of-the-art INTUITIVE® Planetarium, enjoy daily films in the 52-foot, high-definition screen in the National Geographic Theater, watch a presentation inside a model of NASA’s Payload Operations Integration Center, or enjoy an interactive presentations that introduce scientific principles, historic information and astronomical facts in Discovery Theatre.
9:00am to 5:00pm
Challenge yourself on our Mars Climbing Wall, experience a motion-based flight simulation on board HyperShip, and experience the Red Planet in our Mars Play Station. Future astronauts explore the Martian surface at KidSpace, guests can experience 3Gs of centrifugal force aboard G-Force Accelerator, experience 3 Gs of liftoff and simulated microgravity on Moon Shot. Young astronauts are able to crawl around in the International Space Station (ISS) or buckle up and blast off – gently – to the moon on our Lunar Lander simulator at Kids Cosmos Energy Depletion Zone
9:00am to 4:00pm
This interactive space allows visitors of all ages to become engineers as they work on design challenges, from cleaning up the ocean to creating a flying machine. The hands-on activities inspire students of all ages to use critical thinking skills to solve problems and realize they, too, can be an inventor.
Spark!Lab was developed by the Smithsonian Institution’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, and includes an ever-changing array of themes and activities focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. Visitors will also use art, history and creativity as they learn real-world applications for what they’re learning in the classroom.
9:00am to 5:00pm
Tour the Saturn V Hall, mockups of two International Space Station modules, or see the Huntsville Operations Support Center, Space Station Development Laboratory, and the historic Redstone Test Stand on the Marshall Space Flight Center Bus Tour.
11:00am to 3:00pm
The Mars Grill® is a great place to relax and grab a bite to eat. The Grill features a wide variety of menu options, all of which are made fresh in the U.S. Space & Rocket Center® kitchen. From the all-you-can-eat salad bar and burgers to the soup du jour, there's something here for everyone!
