Experience Space like Sunita Williams at the Best Space Museums in the World

Blasting off to space is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at present, but what if you could experience a Sunita Williams-like experience at the best space museums in the world? How could you say no to that? The Crew9 NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth with a splash in 2025, bringing back necessary research to fuel a future where travel to space can is possible with ease. It’s easy to predict a rise of space tourism 2025 with the return of Sunita Williams.

Till space tourism cost reduce, let’s explore the best science museum in the world that makes you feel like you’ve stepped out of everyday life into that of an Astronaut to learn about space and the advantages of space tourism!

Kennedy Space Center

Famously known as the NASA Museum, Kennedy Space Center is the launch site and flight control centre used by NASA in Orlando. You can admire the most modern innovations up close at Kennedy Space Center and discover more about famous personalities who have made space exploration possible today. Hop on cheap flights to Orlando, and with all-inclusive Orlando tour packages, you can marvel at the Gemini 9 landing capsule, Walter Shirrah’s Sigma 7 Mercury spacecraft, and every rocket launched since the 1960s.

It’s undoubtedly one of the best space museums in the world, offering the feeling of floating in space with the Space Shuttle Atlantis experience where you can enjoy a simulated launching and spacewalking experience. Secure the best hotels in Orlando and apply for your US Visa online to admire the best aviation museum in the world!

Entry Fee: $80+
Timings: 9 am to 6 pm

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Also read: All You Need to Know About Space Tourism.

Space Center Houston

Want to hear the iconic line “Houston, we have a problem,” said on Apollo 13? You can do this at the Space Center Houston in Texas. Secure the lowest airfares to Texas and book the best hotels in Dallas to visit one of the best space museums in the world where you can also touch a lunar rock, one of the only five on Earth!

With exciting Texas tour packages, you can admire the replica of the LTA-8 lunar module and a collection of multiple spacecraft, including Apollo 17, Gemini 5, and Mercury 9. Housing over 400 space exhibits, the Space Center Houston is one of the best aerospace museums to explore.

Entry Fee: $30
Timings: 10 am to 5 pm and closes on weekends at 6 pm.

Smithsonian Museum

The Smithsonian Museum is one of the best museums in the world, consisting of two separate Museums, including the Udvar-Hazy Space Center next to Dulles International Airport and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in downtown Washington. The Udvar-Hazy Space Center is unlike any museum you’ve seen, housing the biggest display of spacecraft and aeroplanes, making it one of the world’s best space museums for those interested in space engineering. You can also see the NASA space shuttle at this museum!

Secure the cheapest flights to Washington and book the best hotels in Washington to see the USS Enterprise spaceship model that was used in the Star Trek series. At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, you can also use a space telescope and spot planets in the night sky at one of the best aerospace museums in the world!  

Entry Fee: Free
Timings: Opens 8:30 am and closes at 5:30 pm

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Beijing Air and Space Museum

Most space museums are in America, as it is the most iconic country in the history of space tourism. However, the Beijing Air and Space Museum is a must-visit attraction, being one of the best space museums in the world, with a whole floor covering China’s space history. From space rockets and satellites to equipment, the centre has it all that you can explore with personalized China tour packages. Secure the lowest air tickets to Beijing and book the budget and luxury hotels in Beijing to step into the shoes of Astronauts and enjoy several virtual tools at one of the best air and space museum in the world.

Apply for your China Visa online today and explore the hall of 50+ objects acquired from all over space. You can also admire jets, fighter planes, and more at this Aviation History Museum, which is also one of the top space centers and Jet plane museum outside America.

Entry Fee: Free  
Timings: Open 9 am to 5 pm, closed on Mondays

Also read: Top Places on Earth that Look Like Outer Space

Space City or Cite de l’espace

The Cite de l’espace is not one of the best museums in the world but one of the only space cities in the world, home to the biggest collection of interactive space exhibits that will thrill every space geek! With exciting France tour packages, you can see a 55-meter-long replica of the rocket Ariane 5 and a space control room model from where you can virtually observe the take-off process.

Lock in cheap flights to France and book the best hotels in Paris to watch the shows at the planetariums, where you can see the stories of many astounding cosmic events on screen and the real footage from the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s worth applying for your France Visa online to visit this city and see the unique Martian rock on Earth! You should also spare some hours to visit Le Bourget’s Museum of Aviation and Space to admire the first-ever French fuel rocket.

Entry Fee: €21
Timings: 10 am to 5 pm

California Science Center

A permanent home to the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the California Science Center is one of the best space museums in the world! You can also admire the main engine of the space shuttle that was used by the first woman to go into space, Sally Ride. Visitors can also watch informative shows on space at the Science Center, and get information much beyond space as the exhibition also provides under-the-sea experiences, exhibits on what is fear and much more.

Hop on cheap flights to Los Angeles and book the best hotels in Los Angeles to experience this national space centre and watch the best scenes of outer space in a 7-storied IMAX cinema.

Entry Fee: Free. Certain exhibits are paid.
Timings: 10 am to 5 pm

Heritage Museum and Aerospace Center

At present, if you’re based in India, you’ll find the name Heritage Museum and Aerospace Center in Bangalore, one of the best space museums in the world, pop up by searching “Space Museums near me” on Google. The Heritage Museum and Aerospace Center is not necessarily an outer-space museum but was the first in India, started in 2001, where you can try an exciting flight simulation with all-inclusive Bangalore tour packages.

Secure the lowest airfares to Bangalore and lock in the best hotels in Bangalore to admire the models of several aircraft and space shuttles, aircraft engines, etc. You can also feel like you’re floating in space by visiting the Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai or Delhi! India is also steadily advancing with ISRO when it comes to space tourism in India. You can learn more about this by reading New Space Exploration Missions to Focus on as Sunita Williams Returns.

Entry Fee: Rs.70
Timings: 9 am to 5 pm

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Have you been to any of these top space places? Which museum on this list is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below!

FAQs- Best Space Museums in the World

Where is the best space museum in the world?
Most of the best space museums in the world are in America, namely the Smithsonian Museum, Kennedy Space Center, and Space Center Houston.

Which is the No. 1 space company in the world?
NASA is the number one space company in the world.

What is the world’s largest space museum?
The US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama, US, is the world’s largest space museum.

Where is the biggest NASA?
The biggest NASA facility is located in Huntsville, Alabama.

What is the largest aerospace museum in the world?
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is the largest aerospace Museum in the world.

What is the most famous space center in the world?
The Kennedy Space Center is the most famous in the world.

Where is NASA for tourist?
Tourists who want to see NASA equipment and old spacecraft should visit the Kennedy Space Center and Space Center Houston.

Which air and space museum is better?
The Smithsonian Museum is the best air and space museum in the world.

What is ISRO rank in the world?
ISRO ranks fifth in the world in terms of size.

Is ISRO equal to NASA?
No, ISRO is a much smaller space research center as compared to NASA, which is the best in the world.

What city is known for NASA?
The headquarters of NASA is in Washington.

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