Established 1982 (1982) Website NASA Visitor Center Founded 1982 | Type Space museum Phone +1 757-824-1344 | |
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Location Building J-17
Wallops Island, Virginia Address Building J20 Route 175, Chincoteague Rd, Wallops Island, VA 23337, United States Hours Closed now Friday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMSuggest an edit Similar Wallops Island, Delmarva Peninsula, Furnace Town Living He, Museum of Chincoteague Island, Assateague Island National Profiles | ||
About wallops flight facility and nasa s sounding rocket program office
The Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center is located in Building J-17, Wallops Island, Virginia, United States along Route 175. It contains exhibits highlighting past missions conducted at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. The visitor center also provides information about current activities at Wallops Flight Facility, such as the sounding rocket, balloon and aircraft program. The outside grounds has a rocket garden consisting of rockets and aircraft used for space and aeronautical research, including a full-scale four stage reentry vehicle used to study the Earth's atmosphere. In addition, the visitor center has educational programs on Earth and space science. It is also a viewing area for rocket launches.
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History
The visitor center was established in 1982. It is named Robert L. Krieger Education Complex after the long term head of Wallops Flight Facility.
Exhibits
Some exhibits include: