Columbia Memorial Space Center — Attraction in Downey

Cute little place for kiddie imagineers who have a deep interest in Space and the Stars. Came here for a birthday party. Of course, there's hits and misses here.

This place could use more seating inside, the robotics room station (we had a broken cable, so please donate some micro USB if you have any) is in need of supplies, could use more interactive games downstairs.

The Good: Upstairs has some space props , downstairs has an area for movie, and bathrooms for both and downstairs. Picnic area outside is open to the public until 12pm. You can bring your own food for birthday parties and they can refrigerate your cake for you until it's time.

Entrance if you're not part of a party I believe is around $5. Great little place for kids under 5 years of age. If you have kids older than that, i would skip this place. Place is Air Conditioned inside so on a hot day, it's quite nice.

Oh, a big plus here is the one way street parking. So little kids won't be flatten by cross traffic...

The space center is a fun and affordable place for families and science/technology enthusiasts! I personally love their LEGO Robotics Lab and all the historical aspects throughout the museum. They stand on the ground where Apollo capsules and Space Shuttles were built (former North American/Rockwell/Boeing site)! Their Challenger Learning Center is a super awesome simulator where you can participate in a two-hour mission to the Moon, Mars, or a comet... Just like with NASA! My niece loves attending their preschool classes. They have a new topic each session with fun and engaging activities. They offer all sorts of classes and activities on robotics, rocketry, and physics throughout the month. For all they offer, $5 admission is a...

The memorial was nice. This was a very beautiful contribution to the Columbia astronauts. Unfortunately the staff, well the volunteers were pretty clueless. They didn't address us as we walked in, they only keep talking about themselves and just plain out "hanging out". I know this space center would be great if you had people who were genuinely interested in space and what the museum had to offer, but these kids just plain out didn't care. I don't think I saw a manager or a supervisor there. Either way, it's a nice place to go, just be aware you might have to figure out some of the intereactive displays by yourself since the edgy "cool" teenagers will be too busy chatting than helping kids and parents interested...