Mission Aerospace

Your Mission
Wind your way through the maze to put together the pieces of NASA’s puzzle.

Discover amazing facts throughout the maze…

…and use them to complete four NASA Challenges.

Visit rooms throughout the maze to take a deeper dive into aerospace content.

Gyroscopes
Find out how this mind-boggling toy and aviation relate.

GPS
Demystify how satellites are used to find locations by practicing trilateration.

Fixed Plotter
How did pilots find their way before the age of computers? Use a plotter to help understand the basics of navigation.

Reading the Lines
Find out how pilots use topography to read the landscape.

Finding Coordinates
Map latitude and longitude for major airports and launch sites.

Satellites and You
Test your satellite savvy. What are they and how much do we use them?

Build a Rocket
Assemble the four main systems of a rocket.

NASA’s Innovations
Sketch out the next great X-plane design.

Payload Calculator
How many elephants could you send to the moon on NASA’s latest rocket?

NASA Spinoffs
Which of these NASA-inspired inventions do you use every day?

Do You Have The Right Stuff?
What does it take to be an astronaut or work for NASA?

NASA’s Bold New Vision
Complete your mission by connecting the puzzle pieces to discover NASA’s vision for the future.

Quest for Flight
Take on new missions to explore aviation history.

Spin the wheel to select a target aircraft…

…then navigate the maze in search of your aircraft and learn its story.

Find some of these aircraft soaring above the exhibit!

F16 Fighter Jet

Boeing 737 Airliner

Continue the adventure outside the maze!

Maker Tables
Build and perfect air and spacecraft through testing, flying and experimentation.

Paper Rockets
It really is rocket science! Test the aerodynamics of different rocket fins.

Rocket Launcher
See if you can launch your rocket…

… to Mars, Jupiter, or the edge of our solar system.

Paper Airplanes
Experiment with angles and ailerons to optimize paper airplane flight.

Perfect your launch technique.

Then fly your plane down the runway and around the world.

Wind Tunnel
Watch how wind tunnels demonstrate lift and drag.

Launch Your Visitors Toward a Career at NASA!

This Ah-MAZE-ing Adventure is a blast for all ages!