Great place a hidden gem in the community Great trio with the family and kids can explore.. loved it

Hello everyone. Welcome to the Columbia Memorial Space Center. This is a wonderful place for hand's on learning. Columbia Memorial Space Center offer's scienc technology and engineering. Getting to learn the earth and astronomy. There is a robotics lab where you can learn about programming. Discover flight and aeronautics. Learn about NASA and commercial space programs. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The admission fee is inexpensive and offers a discount to AAA, membership holders. This is a great environment for kids to learn and explore. There are many activities to keep you entertained. Thank you for reading my review. Please follow me on Google maps and check out the places I visit.

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How did I not know about this place? Dedicated to the memory of the astronauts who perished when Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry. It is centered around science education, and hosts school visits from around the region. Not large, not glitzy, but with several really great hands-on exhibits. I could spend all day at the shuttle landing simulator, trying not to bury the spacecraft in Rodgers Dry Lake. Admission is only $5!

From January to December this place has lots going on for kids and teens. We met a wonderful robotics club from Long Beach here and we’ve spotted them at other events around town. Great place for kids to get envolved in stem projects and meet young adults who are succeeding in those fields.

Beside a copy of the Apollo outside , there is nothing else inside beside a gift shop and hands on games for kids, I ask the young girl in attendance what was the connection with the city and the space programs but she looked at me like I was from another planet. You will be better off going to the California Science Center in L.A. where there is real stuff and people that they know about space..

Good experience,for a little kids

Early Childhood Development section, Robotics Lab, Birthday packages. Cool for ages 2 thru 10.

The CMSC is a great place to bring your kids and show them the introductory experiences of engineering and STEM. New information is always being rotated around but the one complaint I have is the historical landmark it sits on hasn't been acknowledged as thoroughly. Yes they do have a small display of Vultee/Rockwell/NAA but it neglects the true impact those companies had on the city of Downey. Nonetheless a really solid musuem experience for children and adults alike

Great place for kids. Lots of interactive displays.

A very nice place visit with the family. It has interactive stuff to do. Location is a bit hidden in the back of Downey's Landing, by the theater.

A wonderful place to take your kids

Great little museum and grounds. There is plenty of parking and other activities to do and places to eat nearby.

All day dance comp nearby. Had a couple hours to kill between performances and awards. Took a handful of high schoolers here. BEST $5 ever! They were so entertained and so were we! Thank you CMSM!!

My daughter met the astronaut Nicole Stott. She was very nice and informative. Nice place to expose your young scientist, explore and learn about space.

Great place to go and learn about the Columbia spacecraft and just to learn about space travel in general. They have cool activities for kids to try. It's kinda of small but it's still nice to go see. Everything want fully open when I went. The theater and mission control posts were still closed out else there would have been more to see and do. Still worth going and it's free for a few days since it just reopened so take advantage. Plenty of parking and nice park right next door. The staff was great and helpful.

My students loved the place

This place is great. My kid made and launched a rocket outside and loved the paper airplanes. It's a fun engaging way to learn science. The staff is also fun, knowledgeable, and friendly.

I actually didn't go inside I was just there to see the Apollo boilerplate 12. Really cool to look at and I would love to come back and check out the museum!!

I surprised the kids with today's visit. Although the facility is awesome, I do feel it could have a few more items on display. Overall, it is well worth the price and the visit. Your kids will enjoy the flight simulator and the rocket launcher display when you first enter the memorial. Be sure and visit the space suit as well as the robotic arm that emulates that of the Mars Rover. Fun for any family on a budget. Parking is plentiful and handicap access Is available.

My grandkids had a good time.

Kids loved it especially its so hands on friendly workers

It was interesting me and my class and friends went! I am in 5th grade and they told us things that we already knew ( or just me) the only thing that i learned were fun facts. It would be perfect for younger kids in 3rd grade or 4th but it was fun doing the interactive things but it was very short. We were there for 2 hours for the tour and to hang out / play with stuff. The drive for me was 4hrs. The staff were funny and cool ( very gen z ) i recommend for 3rd graders or 3rd grade teachers!