The NASA Ames Exploration Center (also called the NASA Ames Visitor Center) is a science museum/visitor center at the entrance of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The center has the following exhibits:
- A Moon rock, a part of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 15 mission in 1971.
- The Mercury-Redstone 1A capsule, launched in 1960 in a suborbital flight, it achieved an altitude of 130.7 miles.
- A high-resolution immersive theater with a 14-foot tall and 36-foot wide screen. The theater shows movies with footage from NASA's explorations of Mars and the planets, and about the contributions of the scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center.
- A model of the SOFIA aircraft, designed for infrared astronomy observations in the stratosphere.
- An exhibit dedicated to the Kepler Mission which is discovering planets around other stars.
- A mock-up of a space station.
The exploration center also has a gift shop where one can buy space and NASA-related memorabilia. The hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM, and 12 PM to 4 PM on weekends. It is closed Mondays and for Federal Holidays.
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A trip to NASA Visitor Center CA - In this video I will talk about some attractions in San Jose you can visit anytime. They are places you can learn and have fun at. Hope you like this video! This video was made by using iMovie...
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