Climbing into realistic airplane simulators, pedaling down a colorful runway and taxiing into a controlled airspace, young people will experience the exhilaration of flight. Those who yearn to picture themselves as an astronaut can stick their heads in life-size cutouts of astronaut suits and a Space Shuttle cockpit for a souvenir photo. NASA T-shirts and caps and other souvenirs will be available for purchase. Visitors may purchase food and refreshments on site. Maps of the Marshall Center, including locations of event facilities and activities, will be distributed to visitors as they enter the arsenal.
Every tour stop is accessible to the handicapped.
Marshall's last open house in 1998 was attended by more than 26,000 people.