Tour Spaceport America

The Gateway to Space

YOUR INVITATION TO SPACE BEGINS HERE

Spaceport America Experience visitors should be ready for an authentic experience they can’t get anywhere else! Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, was designed to make space travel as accessible to all as air travel is today – and to be a place where visitors can have a have a hands-on, fun experience inside a real commercial space launch facility.

Departing from Las Cruces, NM

This tour departs on Fridays at 9:00 AM. Limit of 13 people per tour.

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Departing From T or C, NM

This tour departs on Saturdays at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Limit of 13 people per tour.

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About Your Experience

After arriving to the secure Spaceport America site and a short walk up the Astronaut Walk, visitors enter the Gateway Gallery where their journey through commercial space continues with numerous interactive exhibits and kiosks. Some visitors choose to experience the G-Shock simulator that subjects the would-be astronaut to rapid acceleration comparable to what an actual astronaut might feel in flight. Later, visitors venture into the Spaceport Operations Center (SOC) and interact with Spaceport America crew-members and the state-of-the-art fire station before stopping in front of the iconic URS/ Foster + Partners structure, Gateway to Space terminal/hangar for a photo opportunity. The Spaceport America Experience journey lasts approximately 4 hours.

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Imagine sitting in the cockpit of a space vehicle and launching from a two-mile-long runway in the middle of a New Mexico desert. Imagine the heart-pounding, dizzying effect of weightlessness in outer space.

Travel Awaits

Traveled out of ToC on Saturday for afternoon tour. Drove by Elephant Butte Dam on way to facility. Drove by Amendaris Ranch and Santa Fe train line. Drove by cattle ranches before reaching Spaceport. Stopped at large sculpture. Visited Mission Control facility with only 5 computer consoles. Drove on 12,500 ‘ runway. The end of tour was highlight. Saw the spacecraft used last year. Enjoyed the 2g flight simulator that can go to 3g.

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★★★★★

I learned about this by chance at the last minute but we were lucky enough to be able to reserve slots. The hosts Chris and Curtis were great and the tour was very interesting. We went from Las Cruces on a Friday but I understand it also leaves from Truth and Consequences on Saturdays. Visit if you can.

Anonymous

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Interesting & informative tour with Curtis & Chris. My husband is a space nerd so knew he would love it and I just came along for the tour. But I absolutely loved the tour also!

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Enjoy an authentic experience at Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Learn the story behind this high-tech spot with a friendly guide.

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