Ames Research Center – NASA
Nestled in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, **NASA Ames Research Center** is a premier destination for space enthusiasts and science lovers alike. Located at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, this world-class research facility plays a vital role in NASA's missions and projects. As one of the ten NASA centers, **Ames Research Center** is at the forefront of aeronautics, exploration technology, and scientific discovery.
Hours
- Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 12 to 4 p.m.
Prices
- Free admission
Events
- Changing Exhibits
- Immersive Theater Shows
- Workshops
Activities
- Interactive Exhibits
- Self-Guided Tours
- Immersive Theater Flight Simulations
- Shuttle Cockpit Simulator
- Moffett Field Museum
- Seeing Spacecraft
NASA Ames Research Center offers self guided tour and you can see rocket ships and learn about space exploration and science. A key facility for many of NASA's missions and projects, AMES is a self-guided experience that takes about an hour. Visit the Ames' Visitor Center and learn what going on at this amazing NASA facility near Hotel Strata.
The NASA Ames Exploration Center is free and open to the public and features exhibits and displays that showcase the missions and achievements of NASA, like the Kepler Mission to the Milky Way. Take a self-guided tour and see new planets in the universe at the Science on a Sphere exhibit. See a real moon rock from the Apollo 15 mission, and the Mercury Redstone 1A capsule. Experience simulated flights through the Milky Way Galaxy and high-definition videos in the Immersive Theater. Explore the Shuttle Cockpit Simulator and Living and Working in Space exhibit showcasing micro-gravity research.
