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NASA Ames Exploration Center

NASA Ames Exploration Center is a science & technology museum & planetarium in Mountain View, California. It is one of the U.S. museums catalogued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Mountain View, CaliforniaScience & Technology Museum & Planetarium
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About this museum

What is NASA Ames Exploration Center?

The NASA Ames Visitor Center is a visitor center at the entrance of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The center has the following exhibits:The Mercury-Redstone 1A capsule, launched in 1960 in a suborbital flight, which achieved an altitude of 130.7 miles. A high-resolution immersive theater with a 14-foot tall and 36-foot wide screen. The theater sometimes 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. A large globe of the planet Mars.

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The record

Museum details

Name
NASA Ames Exploration Center
Type
Science & Technology Museum & Planetarium
City
Mountain View
State
California
IMLS Museum ID
8409400433
Coordinates
37.41289, -122.04989
What kind of museum is NASA Ames Exploration Center?

NASA Ames Exploration Center is classified as a science & technology museum & planetarium in the IMLS Museum Data Files. Browse more science & technology museum & planetariums →

Where is NASA Ames Exploration Center located?

NASA Ames Exploration Center is located in Mountain View, California at approximately 37.41289, -122.04989. See the map above.

Does NASA Ames Exploration Center have a website?

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