Field Trip Guide

For more information on Group Trips at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Call 1-800-637-7223 or (256) 837-3400 to request more information or email museumgroups@spacecamp.com 

INTUITIVE® Planetarium

Have you ever dreamed of soaring through the stars? At the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's INTUITIVE® Planetarium, your journey begins. Explore the wonders of the universe with our state-of-the-art digital 8K dome theater. With two daily shows: Our Place in Space and James Webb Space Telescope: The Story Unfolds, you can witness breathtaking celestial imagery, embark on interactive astronomy experiences, and ignite your passion for space exploration!

For more information on the INTUITIVE Planetarium at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, click here. 

Museum Exhibits

How We Know Weather

Learn “How We Know the Weather,” in this innovative and fascinating exhibit. Created by the Baron Institute, “How We Know the Weather” includes 30 engaging interactive displays, live feeds, and sensory experiences that invite visitors to learn about the science of weather. Subjects range from the evolution of weather satellites and radar technology to the science of lightning.

Discovering Mars: Robot Explorers

See full scale models of Mars Sojourner, Mars Exploration and Curiosity rovers along with the InSight Mars Lander, and the Ingenuity helicopter. Each of these vehicles in this interactive exhibit represents the kinds of robotics technologies that we have used to explore the Martian surface as we learn about our solar system neighbor - Mars.

Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space

This ever-evolving exhibit invites visitors to learn about the space program of today and beyond! See the BE-3U and BE-4 engines that Blue Origin is building and testing for the missions of today and tomorrow. Imagine yourself living in orbit around the Moon in Lockheed Martin’s Deep Space Interactive Habitat, see a Space X suit that has ventured to space and back. Visit often as space exploration – and this exhibit – continue to expand.

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Spark!Lab

Spark!Lab is a hands-on invention workspace where children, their families, and friends can learn about and engage in the process of invention. It is a space to engage the entire family using history, science, engineering, and art, allowing all visitors to recognize their inner inventor! FREE to the public, Monday-Friday 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come be an inventor with us!

• Invention is a process.

• Everyone is inventive.

  Invention and innovation have been – and continue to be – an important part of the American Experience.
  History, science, engineering, and art are incorporated throughout the lab.  

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For more information on Group Trips at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Call 1-800-637-7223 or (256) 837-3400 to request more information or email museumgroups@spacecamp.com