Technical Tours
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Friday, 25 May 2012
This tour of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center consists of Building 7, the Spacecraft Testing and Integration Facility, as well as Building 29, the Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility. Buses will depart from the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel at 0830 hrs and return at 1300 hrs. A ticket for the tour is $20 per person and is listed as an extra ticket on the registration form. Space is limited to the first 40 participants who purchase tickets. Preregistration is required.
This tour is sold out.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Friday, 25 May 2012
This tour of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) includes an overview of NOAA satellite programs, followed by a tour of the satellite operations control center and launch control room. Buses will depart from the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel at 0830 hrs and return at 1300 hrs. A ticket for the tour is $20 per person and is listed as an extra ticket on the registration form. Space is limited to the first 40 participants who purchase tickets. Preregistration is required.
Lockheed Martin Space Experience Tour
Friday, 25 May 2012
In the Space Experience Center, visitors explore the critical role space plays in their everyday lives and understand the scope of Lockheed Martin’s heritage in helping our customers apply advanced space and missile technology to connect, protect and explore. Multimedia displays and interactive demonstrations showcase the critical function of space utilization for both civil and military applications in space science and exploration, national defense, and global security missions. A multi-purpose theater features high-definition video presentations and demonstrations on specific space-technology and program topics. Unique interactive displays, such as the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle cockpit simulator, a missile defense simulator, and the GPS Value Station provide visitors with a visceral experience of actual space technology in action. Buses will depart from the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel at 1400 hrs.