STEM Discovery Tour, Houston School Trips
Visions In Education
Texas Space STEM is a challenging 5-day program promoting teamwork, problem solving, communication and engineering solutions to space-related situations. It is designed to develop and improve critical thinking skills, fiscal responsibility, creativity and the drive to be successful. This unique itinerary includes 7 hours of guided behind the scenes tours, activities, simulations and STEM workshops each day all operated by NASA's Space University team. Your students are occupied from 8am to 4pm daily with an evening entertainment programme provided including ten pin bowling, laser quest, funfair rides, Tex-Mex evening and quiz night.- Behind-the-scenes tours of the Rocket Park, the Mission Control for the Lunar landings and the Lunar Vehicles mock up facility
- Private Q&A session with a NASA Astronaut and engineer
- Astronaut Training including Scuba Dive mission
- Rocket launch Masterclass
- VEX Robotics Coding Challenge
- Thermal Tile and Cryogenics Challenge
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Example Itineraries for our 2026 trips
Day one - flight to Houston, check in to hotel
Day two - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for guided tour of the Rocket Park and Vehicle Mock Up Facility. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Rocket Building Masterclass. Evening meal at hotel and Quiz Night.
Day three - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Rocket Launching and guided tour of the Apollo Landing Mission Control Centre. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Martian Habitat challenge. Evening meal at Tex Mex Restaurant.
Day four - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Q&A session with a NASA engineer. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Astronaut Scuba Diving training. Evening meal at The Main Event and Ten Pin Bowling/Laser Quest.
Day five - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Thermal Heat Shield and Cryogenics Testing. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Vex Robotics Challenge. Evening meal at Bubba Gumps and Fun Fair Rides at Kemah Boardwalk.
Day six -Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Guided tour of Independence Plaza and Graduation Ceremony with A&A session with a NASA astronaut. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by souvenir shopping. Evening meal at Baybrook Mall.
Day seven -Breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for return flight to UK.
Day two - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for guided tour of the Rocket Park and Vehicle Mock Up Facility. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Rocket Building Masterclass. Evening meal at hotel and Quiz Night.
Day three - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Rocket Launching and guided tour of the Apollo Landing Mission Control Centre. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Martian Habitat challenge. Evening meal at Tex Mex Restaurant.
Day four - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Q&A session with a NASA engineer. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Astronaut Scuba Diving training. Evening meal at The Main Event and Ten Pin Bowling/Laser Quest.
Day five - Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Thermal Heat Shield and Cryogenics Testing. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by Vex Robotics Challenge. Evening meal at Bubba Gumps and Fun Fair Rides at Kemah Boardwalk.
Day six -Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Space Center for Guided tour of Independence Plaza and Graduation Ceremony with A&A session with a NASA astronaut. Lunch at NASA's Food Lab followed by souvenir shopping. Evening meal at Baybrook Mall.
Day seven -Breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for return flight to UK.
Which Curriculum Subjects do we cater for?
Science
A unique cross-curricular experience for students of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This exclusive school group tour offers student hands-on, engineering-based activities and data collection technology integration for real-world analysis.
KS3
Earth and the atmosphere
Motions and forces
Physics in outer space
GCSE
Earth and atmospheric science
Forces and motion
Ecosystems
A Level
Mechanics
Particle theory
Ecosystems and biodiversity
What size groups do we cater for?
Minimum group size is 20, maximum group size is 48. We offer 1 free teacher place for every 10 paying pupils.
Access for visitors with disabilities?
With prior knowledge to booking we can arrange a tour that takes into consideration any students with disabilities.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?
We can cater for students with special educational needs but will need prior knowledge for ski school requirements.
Anything else?
With a target of returning to the Moon in 2026, landing the first female on the Moon and a landing on Mars scheduled for 2030, now could not be a better time to launch a school STEM tour to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Who are Visions In Education?
Visions in Education have been the leaders and the specialists in school STEM tours for many years and are partners of NASA's Space Center Houston and the Euro Space Center in Belgium. Our one-of-a-kind STEM tours are on the cutting edge of innovative education. From students of Physics, Engineering, Mathematics and Design & Technology, we have a tour to give your pupils that fully immersive "outside of the classroom" STEM educational experience you've been seeking.
All of our tours to NASA's Space Center Houston include a VIE rep to assist the group leader and the teachers in running a safe and successful tour. The rep is accommodated in the same hotel as your group and is in charge of making sure that all of the transfers, meals and evening entertainment go accordingly to plan.
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£10m Public Liability Insurance Risk Assessments Free Places for Teachers LOtC Quality Badge ABTA Licence ATOL Licence School Travel Forum Assured Tailor your trip
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