Hawai‘i
   
Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center  
   
  Location:
Keahole-Kona International Airport, Kailua-Kona

Website: www.onizukaspacecenter.org
Office: open during regular business hours
Mail to: P.O. Box 833, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
Phone: (808) 329-3441 Fax: (808) 326-9752
Email: tashima@aloha.net



 
  Hours: daily 8:30 am–4:30 pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
Admission: Adults $3, Child 12 years and under and Student $1, Senior $3; reservations required for schools and large groups
 
   
 
The space center is an educational facility dedicated to the memory of Hawaii’s first astronaut who perished aboard the Challenger Mission in 1986. The Center’s interactive exhibits and videos tell the history of manned space flight, physics and daily life in space.


 
  Collections: space related exhibitions featuring personal items of Ellison S. Onizuka; interactive displays explaining space concepts; a lunar sample, Apollo 13 space suit and other space related exhibits and displays

Programs and tours: permanent and rotating/temporary exhibitions, visitor center, school excursions, self-guided tours, teacher workshops, teacher training programs, films, demonstrations, interactive multimedia for public use

Special events: July anniversary and January Challenger commemoration

Membership: Friends of the Onizuka Space Center: Individual $20, Family $35

Facilities: handicap access (call to inquire - may be limited); video theater, 45 seats; museum store; library, open to public

Parking: ample parking at airport

Nonprofit organization
HMA member