U.S. Space & Rocket Center / Space … – NASA Visitor Centers

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) is the official NASA Visitor Information Center for the Marshall Space Flight Center. Exhibits include the worlds only full-scale Space Transportation System display (space shuttle) including an External Tank, a set of twin Solid Rocket Boosters and the development test article Shuttle Orbiter, Pathfinder; as well as the National Historic Landmark Saturn V moon rocket. The USSRC is also home to the Space Camp and Aviation Challenge Camp and Robotics Camp programs for students ages 7-18. Programs are also available for adults, educators and corporate clients.

In addition to world-renowned exhibits and educational programs, the USSRC offers informative daily tours of Redstone Arsenal, headquarters to the U.S. Army Materiel Command and home of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The tour includes the National Historic Landmark Redstone Test Stand, the Payload Operations and Integration Center, which coordinates all scientific experiments on the International Space Station, and the Dynamic Test Stand used to test the Saturn V rocket.

The USSRC offers free parking and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Follow the USSRC on Facebook and Twitter at RocketCenterUSA for event updates and special coupons and discounts!

Passport holders receive a commemorative stamp in thier Passport and $3 off a combination ticket for museum admission. The combination ticket includes museum admission and the choice of one movie (IMAX or 3D Digital).. All Passport redemption, processing and stamping of existing Passports will be done at the main museum ticket desk.

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