ATX Training Stages
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Add-On Enhancement
- Heightened Visual or Motion Effects
- Reservations Required
- Some Mobility, Height, and Weight Requirements
- Does Not Include Admission to Visitor Complex
- Height and Weight Restrictions
- Allow 30 minutes
Start your own mission to Mars! All Astronaut Training Experience (ATX)® Training Stages are perfect for guests looking to kick off their space exploration training during their visit without doing the full ATX program. Choose from three and navigate the Martian surface by rover or foot, or experience microgravity simulation only inside the Astronaut Training Experience Center – Exploring with Lockheed Martin.
Time: Allow 30 minute each
Price: $30 per person (plus tax) in addition to admission
ATX Training Stages
Microgravity Simulator
Land and Drive on Mars
Walk on Mars
Additional Information:
Age Requirements: All ATX Training Stages are for individuals and groups ages 10 and older. Trainees that are ages 10 – 17 will require a paying, participating adult.
Availability: ATX Training Stages are offered at various times throughout the year. Visit the links above for each Training Stage to find the next date the training stages are offered. Due to limited capacities, availability is limited to a first come, first served basis. We highly recommend you pre-book your Training Stage before you arrive.
English Fluency: Due to safety instructions and the interactive content essential to this program, each guest must be able to read and speak English fluently to participate in ATX.
Full ATX Program
Experience the full Astronaut Training Experience Program. Learn about how you can prepare for your mission off-planet.
Health and Safety Restrictions
Wheelchair Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessibility
Astronaut Training Experience (ATX):
Guests must be able to transfer on their own into the simulators.
- Lander/Rover Simulator: Guests must be able to walk upstairs or a ramp to the experience, step down/up into the Rover.
- Microgravity Simulator: Guests must be able to step over a raised safety feature surrounding the simulator.
All Astronaut Training Experience Center simulators
All Astronaut Training Experience Center simulators
For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this experience. Maximum weight for all simulators is 275 pounds/127 kilograms. Expectant mothers should not participate. Guests must wear closed-toed shoes to participate. Due to the nature of the simulators, guests should be cautious when wearing dresses/skirts in the program. Guests of a certain body type may not be able to ride.
Lander/Rover Simulator
Lander/Rover Simulator
Those who have had recent surgery or injury should not ride. Participants must be at least 51 inches /1.3 meters tall. Guests must be able to safely fit in the seat and restraint system.
Walk on Mars Virtual Reality
Walk on Mars Virtual Reality
If you experience seizures, loss of awareness, eye strain, altered vision or other visual abnormalities, dizziness, disorientation, or any symptom related to motion sickness, you should not participate. Guests who have pre-existing binocular vision abnormalities should not participate.
Microgravity Simulator
Microgravity Simulator
Participants must be at least 48 inches/1.22 meters tall.
