Field Trips

Welcome! These are no ordinary field trips. These are standards-aligned, career-focused packages combined with optional hands-on experience.

Cosmosphere’s team is ready to help you create an inspiring field trip to fit your schedule. As you’re planning, it may help to know that shows and activities are available on the hour and take approximately 50 minutes each. Your schedule may include 30 minutes for lunch, and you can bring sack lunches or pre-order lunch for your entire group through the Cosmosphere Cafe. Learn about two of the most popular field trip options below, and feel free to reach out with any questions.

To further help ignite your classroom’s interest in STEAM and space history, the Cosmosphere has wonderful free resources. The LaunchNext site includes LaunchWonder, which provides Virtual Tours; Featured Exhibits that offer access to supporting documentation and historical resources; digital images of artifacts; and our Resource Vault, where you’ll find transcripts and video recordings with amazing subject matter experts. And it’s all free!

Ready for the adventure of a lifetime? It all starts here.

Shows and activities are available on the hour and take around 50 minutes each. Estimated time includes lunch. You can bring a sack lunch or pre-order lunch for your entire group through the Cosmosphere Cafe.

Please note: Field Trips are available Wednesday – Friday through Memorial Day and Monday – Thursday during the summer.

Mission Pass

Includes a visit to the Hall of Space Museum (self-guided tour guide available), one show in the Justice Planetarium, one show in Dr. Goddard’s Lab, and an optional documentary in the Carey Digital Dome Theater (add-on). Please allow a minimum of three hours for field trip.

One show in Dr. Goddard’s Lab
One show in the Justice Planetarium
Self-Guided Museum Tour or Scavenger Hunt
Optional documentary in the Carey Digital Dome Theater ($6 add-on. Allow for four hours.)

Pricing

Per Person: $8.50 + tax

Lunch available: $7.50 per person

(Three week advance registration required)

Mission Pass+

Includes a visit to the Hall of Space Museum (guided tour available), one show in the Justice Planetarium, one show in Dr. Goddard’s Lab, STEAM activity, and an optional documentary in the Carey Digital Dome Theater (add-on). Please allow a minimum of four hours for field trip.

One show in Dr. Goddard’s Lab
One show in the Justice Planetarium
Guided tour of the Hall of Space Museum
STEAM Activity
- Click HERE for activity list
Optional documentary in the Carey Digital Dome Theater ($6 add-on. Allow for five hours.)