Overnight Experiences
Family Overnight
You and your family will navigate your own space exploration journey while engaging in science, technology and engineering related activities. Build rockets and explore robotics.
Activities cover an array of difficulty levels to excite guests ages five and older. Explore engineering design and coding as you program and operate robotic rovers.
Build your own rocket and then see how high you can launch it. Train like an astronaut, learn about spacewalks, and perform tasks and tests conducted by astronauts. Tour Starship Gallery, home to multiple flown spacecraft, astronaut training models, one-of-a-kind artifacts and more.
You and your entire family can experience a unique overnight camping experience.
Sleep in the great outdoors under the stars. Pack your tent and set up camp under a twice flown Falcon 9 rocket or in Independence Plaza, right underneath a Boeing 747, the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905, and our high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence.
Prefer to cozy up indoors? All you need is a sleeping bag and a pillow to complete your campsite, surrounded by some of the rarest spaceflight artifacts on Earth.
Launch your family camping trip into orbit in our Family Overnight program at Space Center Houston!
Note: Must register at least four weeks prior to the event date. All campers must be at least 5 years old.
Did you know dual-level members and above receive a 10% discount off Family Overnights? Contact the membership department at membership@spacecenter.org for more information.
Experience includes
- Welcome briefing in preparation for the night’s activities in the Mission Briefing Center.
- Exciting, hands-on STEM activities.
- Overnight campsite amongst historic flown space artifacts and national treasures.
- Dinner and breakfast served at Space Center Houston.
- Second-day visit to Space Center Houston.
Pricing
- $79.95 per person
- $15 per T-shirt (optional)
- $7 per program patch (optional)
Dates
Jan. 8, 2022- May 28, 2022 SOLD OUT
- Oct. 29, 2022, Galaxy Frights Overnight
Note: Must register at least two weeks prior to the event date.
Itinerary
First Day Evening
- 5 p.m. - Check-in conducted in vehicles
- 6:30 p.m. - Dinner served in The Food Lab
- 7:30 p.m. - Welcome show in activity areas
- 7:45-9:45 p.m. - Activities conducted
- 9:45 p.m. - Rocket launch
- 10 p.m. - Get ready for bed
- 11 p.m. - Lights out
SECOND DAY MORNING
- 7 a.m. - Wake-up / pack-up / load gear in vehicles
- 8 a.m. - Breakfast served in The Food Lab
- 9 a.m. Two options –
- Option #1
- Tram tour of NASA Johnson Space Center
- Returning at 10:30 a.m. to explore Space Center Houston Note: Requires use of 2nd day ticket
- Option #2
- Depart for home Note: Allows for use of 2nd day ticket on another day
- Option #1
Please note: The above schedule is subject to change without notice. Length of tram tour and the locations visited may vary based on availability.
Family Overnight forms
Please review the Overnight Experiences FAQ, which includes program policies and procedures. View FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Dinner
- Taco bar (ground beef and chicken fajita)
- Lettuce and pico de gallo
- Flour tortilla (three per guest)
- Sour cream and cheese
- Churros
- Soda machine, water, coffee, and tea
Breakfast
- Scrambled eggs
- French toast sticks
- Sausage patty
- Fresh fruit
- Orange juice, apple juice, coffee, and tea
- Option #1 Private tram tour of NASA Johnson Space Center and general admission to Space Center Houston for the remainder of the day.
- Option #2 Depart for home after breakfast and receive a general admission ticket to use on another day.