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|---|---|---|---|---|
NASA Insider Guided Experience & Historic Mission Control Tram | 5–8 hours | 5.0 (1) | $125 | |
NASA Historic Mission Control Tram Tour + General Admission Pass | 1–8 hours | 4.7 (28) | $125 | View |
NASA Triple Play Combo (Ticket, Transport & Mission Control Tram) |
Make your NASA visit one you’ll be talking about long after you leave Houston. Meet your NASA Expert Guide right at Space Center Houston and let someone who truly knows the place show you how to make the most of your day. With so much to see, having an expert who knows where to go, what not to miss, and how to manage your time can make all the difference. Your guide will help you navigate the Space Center, share fascinating stories and little-known details, and make sure you spend your time experiencing NASA—not wondering what to do next. Then take your visit to another level with the Historic Mission Control tram tour, where you’ll step inside the legendary rooms where Apollo missions—including Apollo 11—were guided and history was made. If you really want to experience Space Center Houston from top to bottom, Mission Control is a must—and having a NASA Expert by your side makes the whole experience that much better.
Larger groups pay less per person.
In demand: 23 of the next 52 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 5.
All guests will have between 4-5 hours (depending on group size) to explore and enjoy the NASA Space Center with their NASA Expert Guide. Enjoy a wonderful mix of exhibits including the amazing Independence Plaza, International Space Station, Rocket Park, Life on Mars, Artemis and trams! All guests will receive their physical General Admission tickets for quick access to the amazing NASA Space Center from our expert guide. All guests will also receive their physical NASA Mission Control Tram boarding tickets from their expert guide for access to the most exclusive add-on paid tour at the NASA Space Center.
This is the facility where NASA monitored nine Gemini and all Apollo lunar missions, including the historic Apollo 11 trip to the Moon and the final Apollo 17 trip to the same lunar body. It is located in Building 30 of NASA Johnson Space Center. In fact, from this room, the NASA team exercised full mission control of Apollo 11 from launch at the Kennedy Space Center to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. You can feel the history in the room from the monitors to the rotary dials. The Gemini and Apollo space programs were only the beginning for mission control; it has been the center for all communications between Earth and our human spaceflight missions.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
NASA Insider Guided Experience & Historic Mission Control Tram lasts about 5–8 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $125 per person for this Houston experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting at 10:15 AM, 11:45 AM, and 12:15 PM.
Children aged 0–17 pay from $120, adults from $125.
It can: 23 of the next 52 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Meet your Expert Guide inside the Space Center's Food Labs cafeteria. Use your General Admission ticket with electronic QR code for an easy, efficient entry. The Food Labs is located straight ahead upon entering the front entrance/security and to the left of the Tram boarding area inside. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 20 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Children below age of 6 are welcome to join the tour but require their own valid ticket.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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| 6–7 hours |
| 4.7 (20) |
| $125 |
| View |
NASA Grand Slam Combo (Ticket, Transport, Guide, Mission Control) | 6–7 hours | 4.7 (9) | $150 | View |
NASA Double Play Combo (General Ticket + Mission Control Ticket) | 1–7 hours | 4.6 (9) | $100 | View |
NASA Space Center Houston Mission Control Tour | 1–8 hours | — | $60 | View |
Space Center Houston NASA Insider Guided Experience | 4–5 hours | — | $85 | View |