{"id":140656,"date":"2015-05-01T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-356809"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:38:53","slug":"facility-tours","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/facility-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallops Facility Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Wallops Visitor Center<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/events-and-programs\/\">Events and Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/view-a-launch-from-nasa-wallops-visitor-center\/\">Launch Viewing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/field-trips\/\">Field Trips<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/facility-tours\/\">Facility Tours<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/visitor-center\/plan-your-visit\/\">Plan Your Visit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWallops Facility Tours\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo behind the scenes on a tour of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility! During your tour, your group will have the chance to see active working areas, meet subject matter experts, and learn about upcoming missions and research! Tours are only available to qualifying pre-registered groups. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?w=960\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A ramp leads into the body of a scientific aircraft, all seats and science equipment have been removed, a woman in a red jacket looks at the left interior wall of the aircraft\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 45% 55%; object-position: 45% 55%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/snow-chaser-aircraft.jpg?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wallops Facility Tour Group Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tours of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility are only provided to non-profit, school, and civic groups of 8-20 people. Groups <strong>are required<\/strong> to provide a single vehicle large enough to transport the entire group plus a Visitor Center Tour Guide. Minimum age for tour groups is 12, but most tour content is better suited for adult groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These behind-the-scenes tours go through active work spaces on the Facility and security procedures require a minimum of 4 weeks advance notice.\u00a0For questions about Group Tours please contact the Wallops Visitor Center at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wff-nasa-visitor-center@mail.nasa.gov?subject=Tour%20Inquiry\">wff-nasa-visitor-center@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 role=\"textbox\" class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div 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