• Daily, 10:30 AM and 1 PM and as posted at the Docent/Information Desk

Note: Although the Tour Reservation Office is closed on weekends and federal holidays, reserved weekend and holiday tours will go on as scheduled.

Note: Although the Tour Reservation Office is closed on weekends and federal holidays, reserved weekend and holiday tours will go on as scheduled.

Nine different Discovery Stations are featured on varying days. These stations are hands-on interpretation centers that encourage learning through looking, discussion, and activities related to aviation, space exploration, and planetary geology. Volunteers or museum staff offer visitors a 3-12 minute immediate, informal, and interactive experience that includes artifacts, teaching objects, games, and directed activities.

• Times and locations as posted at information desk

• Access to the tower is via elevator on the first floor

• Daily, 10 AM-5 PM
Notes:
- Last elevator up to tower leaves at 4:30 PM.
- No strollers permitted on elevator.

• Ride Simulators: (approximately 5 min.) Choose from a variety of rides. Adventures include a ride aboard the Space Shuttle to tour the International Space Station and flight experiences in various vintage aircraft.

• Interactive Flight Simulators: (approximately 6 min., including training time prior to mission) Try to become a jet combat "ace" -- in an F-4 Phantom II -- as you pilot the simulator into 360-degree barrel rolls. Choose either pilot or gunner responsibilities.

• Daily, 10 AM-5:30 PM

Admission Per Ride:
• Ride Simulator: $7.00 per person
• Interactive Flight Simulator: $8.00 per person
• Add a Simulator: $1.00 off with the purchase of an IMAX Theater ticket
• For reservations, call 202-633-4629 or 1-866-868-7774 (toll-free)

Note: Tickets available both at Box Office and Flight Simulators.

Payment Options
• At Simulator: Cash, VISA, and MasterCard
• At Box Office: Cash and major credit cards

Notes:
• Ride Simulator accommodates 8 people per ride for 2-D simulator, up to 20 per ride for 3-D simulator. For safety reasons, children must be 42 inches tall unless accompanied by an adult.
• Interactive Flight Simulator accommodates 1 to 2 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 48 inches tall.

With the help of a docent, sit at a computer screen and use interactive software and 2-way audio/video communication headsets to simulate the roles of actual engineers and astronauts on a space mission -- either at Mission Control in Houston or on the flight deck of a space shuttle.

• Limited hours; available only when staffed by docents. Confirm times at the Udvar-Hazy Center information desk.

Admission
• Free

Quick Time Virtual Reality touch-screen computer kiosks provide a pilot's 360-degree view of the interiors of featured aircraft and spacecraft on display.

• Daily, same hours as museum

• Free