NASA Wallops Flight Facility Reviews

Very awesome place we took our child there during the big eclipse on 8-21-17 and it was so nice .. they gave us free glasses and info .. it was very very packed for the big eclipse but it was very nice and I thank them so much for the glasses (because everywhere else was sold out of glasses) and info we had a great time and will definitely be back!! by the way it's not that packed all the time only on special events

Been here a few times. Staff is always super friendly! Plenty of interesting information inside. Great viewing area for launches.

It was a good entertainment for the family on a rainy day. More geared for kids under 10.

Closest I will ever get to the moon. Maybe anybody.....

Watched the Atlas Launch in Oct. Pretty niche visitor center

The staff are friendly and helpful. The exhibits are interesting.

Small visitor center but with nice displays and some hands on stuff for kids. Helpful staff. Nearby to Chincoteague which has good food, a nature preserve and beaches.

Really great! So interesting, everyone should experience this museum.

They have the most launches into space out of all NASA's locations

Inside was nice , outside was a disgrace. Clean up the displays and fix the rusted out lamp posts.

Cool place to learn about the rocket launches that NASA conducts there. A little dated, but fun place to visit especially if your kids are into STEM.

Absolutely amazing but probably because I adore all things even RELATED to space.

I love NASA and the mission that they serve for the United States and for the world. I've been lucky enough to meet with someone in NASA that gave me one of my most treasured possessions: a medallion formed of metal that went to, and returned, from the ISS.

My visit to Wallops underscored the diversity of the NASA mission and how NASA serves America and the global community in their specific mission. When I visited, they were just talking about supporting ISS missions which, given the above, was hellishly awesome.

BUT. There's not much to see here outside of a specific event (like a launching). The internal exhibit provides some great information, but it's also a lot of wasted space. This makes me sad because clearly the work that is done at Wallops and how it relates to the broader NASA mission is very important. I'm not sure how this relates to Artemis, but there's clearly a story to be told here about NASA and not just Wallops that is being missed here.

Let me know if you need help, NASA, on crafting this story. Your story tells itself, but it seems that you need some help to integrate it somewhat.

Wonderful side trip for flight exhibits and gifts on the way to Chincoteague.

Cute family oriented place. Free admission, movies are informative. Loved walking up on the top deck area.

Our program guide was Great! She was very knowledgeable and well prepared.

Small but interesting and free. A good way to kill 30 min.

Free visitors center. Not elaborate or huge but very educational.

This is a wonderful place to visit! Our last visit, the roof observation deck was finally open. That's our only caveat with the center - there always seems to be one large wing or area that is constantly under construction. I'm sure it's going to be something spectacular when they get around to finishing things. In the interim, the exhibits detailing the history of the Wallops Island Flight Facility, MARS (Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport), and even the naval air station that preceded it all, are nicely done and very informative. We especially appreciated all the detailed information on the large Antares rockets launched at MARS.

Great for kids and adults. So full of great information

It's free and very cool. If you are headed to Chincoteague just stop in for a bit. Awesome place to stop with kids

Not much going on when we were there, but still an interesting visit. Would be great to watch a launch from here!

We surprised our 6 year old space lover with a stop here. She loved it and was talking about it for days after. We were all amazed at the cool things to see. Even picked up a few surprises for an upcoming birthday girl.

We had a wonderful behind the scenes tour. I can't wait to see a launch one day

Very nice place if you are interested in sonic rockets and balloons.

Awesome stop on our vacation day trip. We were staying at a campground about 45 minutes away but decided to take the scenic drive down to Chincoteague to visit this place, the Chincoteague Museum, the beach and we had lunch at Pico Taqueria, so we made it a whole day. The kids were excited to see big rockets on the way in and the interactive displays inside were a hit. There are big touchscreen devices that play videos of the various testing they do and the kids spent probably twenty minutes shuffling through them. We took pictures of all the kids behind cutout astronaut figures and fighter pilot figures and spent way more than necessary in the gift shop, but my 11 year old just had to have a necklace with a genuine chunk of meteorite, lol. We also picked up some patches and pins to add to our collections. I recommend taking the time to stop here and see what interests your family. We were disappointed that we would be leaving two days before they had a special event blasting off rockets but that would have been awesome.

Cool place to visit. If you time it well you can watch a rocket launch.

It's a great place for information and watching rocket launches. If you go to see a rocket launch,. GO EARLY, VERY EARLY! Traffic gets backed up and parking is limited, even parking along the road. The launch is spectacular. Definitely go to see it!!

I never went inside but I passed by as a little kid and it was cool to me

Great exibits and displays of historic and present day rockets

The NASA facility at Wallops Island has a small visitor center where you can learn about the missions that take place there. There are also family friendly exhibits about the space program and a great little gift shop.