Space Center Houston (SCH) (NASA) Tour
Overview
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9 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour only has 1 stop: Space Center Houston (SCH). SCH is connected to NASA or the Johnson Space Center (JSC), where the astronauts train and the engineers work. We will walk over 5,000 steps at SCH as I plan on showing as much as possible in the main building and in the additional buildings, Rocket Park and the Astronauts Training Facility, where the trams take tourists. I will talk a lot about the space program, tying the past to the present, and future explorations.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Parents need to supply their own infant seats for their babies and toddlers.
Although Space Center Houston (SCH) has extended hours during the summer, the standard hours of operation are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, only 7 hours per day. The travel time to and from SCH is another 1.0 to 1.25 hours. We want to arrive as soon as SCH opens to avoid the queues and maximize your ability to see as much as possible. If we start later in the day, we will not have sufficient time to go on both tram rides and enjoy all of the activities.
What To Expect
Space Center Houston
As of May 11, 2026, Space Center Houston (SCH) has 4 different tram rides and at least 5 films/documentaries to watch. You need 1.5 days to see and do everything. We will: 1. Go on a tram to Rocket Park and Independence Plaza to see Mercury & Saturn V rockets. This also includes a narrative tour. Additionally, you will go inside a practice shuttle & a 747 that used to have shuttles attached to them. 1.5 to 2.0 hours. 2. See the 15 minute, 30 second documentary "Human Destiny." 3. Have a narrative tour in the Starship Gallery museum where you can touch a moon rock, see capsules up close of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo rockets, walk through a model of Skylab, and more. 30 minutes. 4. Go on a 2nd tram to the Astronauts Training Facility. 45 minutes. 5. Eat lunch at the SCH cafeteria. 45 minutes. 6. See a Space X rocket Falcon 9 that actually flew. 5 minutes. 7. Souvenir shopping. 20 minutes. 8. See another movie or go on a 3rd tram ride. 9. Drive to & from SCH. 1.0 - 1.5 hours.
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Space Center Houston (SCH) (NASA) Tour
What‘s Included
Entrance fee
Guide
Lunch
Historic Mission Control
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Operated by Houston Historical Tours - Day Tours