Space Center Houston Admission Ticket
Overview
24 hours
Mobile ticket
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.
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)
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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.
What‘s Included
Entry/Admission to Space Center Houston
All exhibits and attractions
Food and drinks (available for purchase at Food Lab on site)
Souvenir photos (available for purchase)
Parking (additional $10 fee)
Simulator rides (available for purchase)
Historic Mission Control Tour (available to book on-site at an additional cost)
Meeting points
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway, Houston United States
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Options
Space Center Houston Admission
Reviews
1,399 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Needs updating for the cost you pay
eyenurse2,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Everything seems like the exhibits haven’t changed in 40 years. Going into the shuttle and plane were our favorite thing to do. Gift store was nice.
Wonderful experience!
145sherryt,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Wonderful experience! Except was too cold and windy on Tram tour. Difficult to understand the what Tour guide said, reading notes too fast!
Great exhibits and...
Wilson W,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Great exhibits and movies. Tram tickets can be hard to get - we missed out on astronaut training despite being in line before 11 am. Cafeteria is overpriced and busy but necessary to spend a full day there. Overall a great experience
It was a great...
Kristi C,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a great experience. Highly recommend you watch the movie with Tom Hanks. The complex tour was a bit disappointing.
Informative and immersive
AnanthaTrvl,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was able to get into only one shuttle - to rocket park, others were booked for the day though we arrived at 11. Wish we had reached early. But still, plenty to see, learn, experience. VR and simulator available inside for an extra cost. Moonwalkers a timed movie is an immersive film narrated by Tom Hanks.
Super cool experience
EdwardGAuf,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00As a kid I wanted to be an astronaut so this was a super cool experience. It was worth it to pay the extra money and take the team to Mission Control. The Tom Hanks narrated “The Moonwalkers” is worth spending 52 minutes on. It was neat to touch a moon walk. The only downside is that I went at 4:44 to go on the space shuttle and was told that it was closed. If I had known that I would have gone earlier.
We spent all day there...
Ellen N,,Jan 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We spent all day there from opening until close. They had crafts for the kids and excellent educational movies. Recommend going to guest services to get tickets for their tour off campus to see the training facility and rocket ship park.
Thumbs up for the space center
Amanda L,,Jan 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a great place with lots of information, definitely give yourself at least a few hours (4+) to do the tours and look at all the exhibits. Really have to get there early to save a spot on the Mission Control tour, they sold out at like 10am when we were there. Viator was a bit cheaper too compared to directly online.
Reserve tickets ahead for...
HEATHER A,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Reserve tickets ahead for the historical mission control tour. Otherwise other trams are free. Highly recommend the rocket center tour. The talk with the astronaut was the best! A good sightseeing place. Would recommend. 6 hours spent there.
Good learning experience about space missions!
AJ G,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Good experience with anything space related. Learned about the different missions into Mars and space.
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