U. S. Space & Rocket Center - Huntsville, AL - experience space without leaving the ground

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama can be found at 1 Tranquility Base just off of the Interstate. The facility includes X-Camp, Space Camp and Aviation Challenge contributing to its being recognized as one of the United States most comprehensive museum's of hardware from manned space flights in the world. Facilities at the center include NASA's Educator Resource Center inside the Education Training Center, Rocket Park and Spacedome Theater in addition to several others.

Those visiting the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will get to experience the role that Huntsville played in the Apollo missions, the creation of the moon rocket, the Space Shuttle program and a number of other things. The evolution of space exploration into what it is today can be traced at the facility. The visitors can also see the path that space exploration is headed towards.

The facility opened during 1970 as NASA's first visitor center. Since then the facility has seen over twelve million visitors. Marshall Space Flight Center's official center for visitor information the facility is committed to educating not only students but the general public as well about the work of MSFC while they attend the Space Camp.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is typically open from nine in the morning until five in the evening. November 30 until February 23 the facility is closed on Monday and Tuesday. The facility is open on the 21, 22, 28 and 29th of December. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Day, New Year's Eve and Day the facility is closed. The stimulations at the museum are on a compressed schedule during the off season.

Those aged five and below get into the U.S. Space & Rocket Center at no cost. The cost of stars combo packages which include a movie and the museum are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for children. The cost of the Cosmic Adventure which includes two movies and the museum is $29.95 for adults and $24.95 for children. The Cosmic Combo can have a third movie added for $5 in addition to the regular ticket price.

Individual tickets covering just the museum at the center are $20 for adults and $15 for children. The costs of single tickets for the IMAX are $8 for adults and $7 for children. The costs of tickets for digital or IMAX is $5 for adult members, $4 for child members. Children are considered to be aged six to twelve for these ticket prices. When purchasing tickets for a group those aged three and below get in free while those aged four to twelve are considered to be children. There must be prior reservations to get the group rate.

Getting to the U.S. Space & Rocket center is simple. The facility can be access directly from both I-565 and I-65 in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility is located off of I-565 exit 15. The parking at the facility if free of charge for guests, anyone with even a slight interest in space should make it a point to visit and learn the vast history of the space program.