Space Center Houston

Love this place! You can easily spend hours here. Parking was easy. You scan a code that goes to the parking website, enter your license plate and enter your card information so it can charge you on your way out. We purchased tickets at the ticket counter upon arrival. Not a big crazy line.

I have not been here since before the pandemic and I was used to a big play area for kids right when you walk in however they removed it. They added exhibits where it used to be. We spent a little over four hours here. My little one liked the exhibits, but really enjoyed the Mars 2 Moon Festival they had going on. The entrance fee included admission to the tents outside and games. They were going to have live music. Definitely offers for something for everyone. We had a really good time exploring and with the total solar eclipse coming up there was a lot to learn.

Returned to Space Center Houston for the first time in ... 15 years? This time bringing small children that didn't exist previously. And I have to say, it was disappointing to see how much it's change (not for the better). Previously the main floor was filled with interactive exhibits. Now that area is just a wide-open area. There are some exhibits off to the sides, but very limited in terms of interaction.

Would no longer recommend coming here with small children, as there's not enough interaction to keep them engaged/interested. Especially for the cost.

Loved the Houston Space Center (NASA)!!!

Please keep in mind it is smaller than the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Staff were very friendly educating people all around the buildings. There are three separate sections to check out including indoor and outdoors.

Parking is $10 for all day and they charge your card after you leave.

Around the space center there are plenty of places to eat and drink.

Highly recommend to anyone to visit! (:

I had such a good time at Galaxy Lights! This was my first time visiting for Galaxy, but have been to Space Center many moons ago in my youth.

I came on a Saturday, with my friend.
It was actually the college national football championship weekend. And the Michigan alumni had an event there. So it was a sea of Michigan folks decked out in their school merch.

I love space. I'm not sure why I don't visit more often?

I came with a friend for the last Galaxy Lights weekend. So glad that I did. Beautiful light designs of space themed objects, sponsored by Reliant. After walking through all of it. We realized they also left some of the inside space exhibits open. We took our time and really enjoyed reading and learning about the space program and its impact on Houston, science, and technology. We got to tour Independence Plaza with mission control and see Falcon 9 (spaceX)

Would recommend going, if you love to learn! Family friendly. Only downside, have to pay to park and for your ticket.

In town for a birthday party and decided that taking the kids to the Space Center would be a good way to fill our day. We had such an amazing time and having the ability to actually go inside a space shuttle was a bucket list check off we didn't know we needed. We went Easter weekend which meant extremely long lines but honestly they moved pretty quick. Such an amazing time was had and highly recommend this for anyone who has even the slightest interest in space!

I drove out to the Space Center during my visit to Houston. It was a little far from downtown and can be exacerbated with copious amounts of traffic but I think it was worth it. The parking lot is massive and they tracking your time there via your plate number. You pay for parking when you leave by scanning the QR codes around the lot and entering in your plate number.

There is a lot to do and see here. They have a few tours that you can take and they were very informative. Lots of opportunity to get up close with many of NASA's and its partners hardware. I really enjoyed seeing the Saturn V, Space X, and the Independence shuttle. It's a lot of fun for the whole family!

When I think of tourist attractions in Houston, Space Center Houston always comes to mind as the first choice. It is the definitive space museum in the dominant space oriented country in the world. I visited last week for the first time in about 16 years.

You get a better price if you buy tickets online instead of at the ticket booth. Parking is purchased when you arrive by scanning a QR code on many signs in the big parking lot. $10 plus tax.

After going through basic security gates inside almost everything is located on the ground floor. Obviously they do a good job of documenting manned space missions starting in the 1960's (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo), the 70's with Skylab and 80's beginning with the Space Shuttle and continuing with the International Space Station and voyages to Mars.

Then they have another section that details the upcoming Artemus missions back to the Moon. In the museum are many artifacts of all that history from spacecrafts to toothbrushes used by the astronauts. It is quite comprehensive. The newest addition of the Space Shuttle on top of a 747 offers 3 levels to explore both aircraft.

There are NASA tours offered for an extra cost on trams that will take you in the Johnson Space Center that are also interesting. Back at the museum be prepared on weekdays when school is in session to be swarmed by students on field trips especially during the morning hours. During my visit they had students from Lafayette, LA there so you can see it's quite popular.

Without taking a tram tour, I would budget about 3 hours to visit. Since they also show educational movies (about 30 minutes long) that time can change.

Ok interesting, fun, intriguing, informative and crowded. Well worth the visit but don't bother on Saturdays. Schedule your time to enter. Parking is an additional $10. Pay with a QR code seen in the parking area and at the entrance to museum. Advise you get your entrance time early EARLY in the day. Take the tram rides first. Some of the theaters line up quickly but they are short....15 min. Be patient but enjoy the experience.

Hubby wanted to check out the Houston space center. This was a very educational museum. We saw how they lived while in space, how they ate, bathed, and more. We saw how many attempts they tried to the moon and fatalities that did not make it. If you ever in houston stop by the space center museum.

Highly recommend visiting the Space Center and if you can to book a VIP tour. Amazing tour, with very cool stops and max 10 people on each of the two tours offered (they are different).