the experience

Imagine waking up on the ceiling some morning staring out the window at the magnificent beauty of the planet Earth just as the sun rises for the 16th time since you last woke up.  You slip out of your sleep restraint and gently float from your bedroom to the kitchen to make yourself coffee as your start your zero gravity day orbiting the earth 200 miles up! This is just one of the many fascinating accounts you will be privy to with a one-on-one conversation with an astronaut.  Dine privately with a real American hero and revel in the accounts of space that only a few hundred people have ever had.  Your experience includes:

• Private conversation with a NASA astronaut in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere
  
• Learn how astronauts train for space walks in a 40-foot deep pool, what it's like to wrestle a 4 1/2 ton satellite while hanging from your boots on the end of a 50-foot long robot arm, where the temperature outside your 300 pound space suite goes from +250 degrees to -250 degrees each time the sun sets which is every 90 minutes and much more.
• Learn what it takes to go into space, the "essentials" -- from how to go the bathroom in space to how to keep from getting sick the first day on orbit and of course how to keep from falling back on mother earth when you start walking again!
• Savor a delicious meal at a top-rated restaurant - Meal and tax included
• Question and Answer Opportunity -- your chance to ask the questions and find out what you always wanted to know
• Autographed Photo of the NASA Astronaut

location

Tyson's Corner, VA. 

vital information

Professional Casual dress is suggested for this experience.  Suit and tie are not required.  Space suit optional.

experience length 

1 1/2 hours 

numbers

Up to six

spectators 

This experience does not lend itself to spectators.   

advance notice

Book early, scheduling opportunities are limited or should we say "space" is limited.

cancellation policy 

Two-week notice is required.

important information

Alcohol and gratuity are not included in the price. 

gift card expiration

Incredible Experiences gift cards expire two years from date of purchase, except where prohibited by law.  Please note, in some instances we do change our experiences and vendors.  Thus, should your experience no longer be available, we will gladly apply your gift card and amount towards a new available experience.