Moonshot Museum

A very lovely museum of space items very well kept. $12.00 for adults $7.00 for children 3 to 12 children 2 and under are free. You will see Lunar Module as they are being built. Hours are Monday Tuesday Wednesday Private Programs and Events Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

What a wonderful new museum! How exciting it is to see actual work done that has gone and will go into outer space and the moon, right in the heart of Pittsburgh! The museum is informative, interactive, and fun for all ages! The people who work there are very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing this new and exciting endeavor of returning to the moon! Check it out! It's just the right amount of time at just the right cost, too!

Wonderfully done in an interactive format that's engaging for kids. Adults learn too. Get to watch the making of a future moon lander and learn of Pittsburgh's role. Not a large museum, but very interesting. I would recommend going.

Fascinating place to watch engineers and scientists work. The museum is small, but the video and chance to watch engineers work are well worth it. They also have a number of fun activities for kids. The ticket price is affordable for a small museum. Go there first and get $3 off the Carnegie science museum. The lunar lander will be leaving soon and they will start working on a larger lunar lander.

Small but mighty museum with passionate employees ready and able to answer any questions. We saw Griffin 1 halfway through completion. It’s a real lunar lander that will reach the moon at the end of 2025. This museum is a great complement to a day at the Carnegie just a few blocks away. 1 hour is enough to see and do everything here.

The museum is short but the plan is audacious. This is what we need. I worked in aerospace and I would still be doing it if we were doing things like this. Bravo

Great hidden gem on the Northside! Very cool to see a Landrover in progress. So much great information packed into one small, but growing museum. Very affordable and short activity for families. Parking in their lot on weekends, you do have to find other parking on weekdays, but it's in a very walkable area. Staff is very friendly and full of information! Attached to the Astrobotic building.

Museum has kids in mind more than adults, but you get to see AN ACTUAL MOON ROVER BEING BUILT!! Like, that’s worth the $10 admission alone! Also, free your inner child! We learned SO MUCH from doing the interactive activities. Easily one of the coolest experiences we had in Pittsburg, hidden gem for sure!

This place is incredible ... recently opened on Pittsburgh's North Side in the Chateau neighborhood (very close to CCAC and Acrisure Stadium), this museum is housed in the Astrobotic Lab (next to Wendy's). Admission is $10 per person, and I thought well worth the price of admission. The highlight of our visit was seeing the Peregrine Lander, which is headed to the moon soon. In addition to seeing moon landers and rovers and robots, there are interactive exhibits that curious people of all ages will enjoy. The volunteer docents we met were extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the subject at hand, and I learned a lot in my short visit. I hope to come back again some time and see what new things they are working on next ... Cheers!! P.S. They also have a small gift shop near the admission desk.

The Moonshot Museum opened toward the end of 2022, and it is located at the headquarters of the space robotics company Astrobotics. Its mission is to inspire students to study science, technology, engineering, and the arts to prepare for careers in the space industry. Inside this museum, visitors can watch scientists construct lunar spacecraft. Currently, scientists are building the small-class Peregrine Lander, the first American lander since Apollo, and soon they will begin to build the medium-class Griffin Lander. This museum is open only on certain days, so be sure to visit their website for their current hours. My husband and I visited this museum on a Saturday. A free parking lot was located outside. Near the front entrance, a volunteer greeted us and processed our payment for admission. The price of admission is currently $10 for adults, $5 for children who are 3-17 years old, and free for children who are 2 years old and younger. After a couple of minutes, another volunteer guided the visitors to the Moonshot Theater. There, we watched a 10-minute video about scientists' work to explore the moon. Then, we watched a scientist working inside the Clean Room workshop. He was building the Peregrine Lander, which in the coming months will deliver payloads to the lunar orbit and surface. This lander has five engines, four legs, communication and navigation systems, and space for payloads, and it is powered by solar panels and a battery. I felt interested in how businesses and individuals may use this lander to send messages and other items to the moon. Outside this room, visitors may view models of a rocket, lander, and rovers and may interact with educational touchscreens. A small gift shop near the entrance sold merchandise such as shirts, magnets, mugs, and stickers. Please note that this museum is small. In total, my husband and I spent 25 minutes inside the museum. We do appreciate that the Pittsburgh-based Astrobotics company is conducting the first commercial missions to the moon.

Super excited to take my little one to this new museum and learn about the Moonshot spacecraft. New innovate exhibits that give space lovers another place to geek out about the moon and the future of space - lunar settlers! As you enter, a short video about 8 minutes long will introduce you to what you're about to see inside the museum - which my 4 year old sat for it with the widest open eyes. And, this is after no nap and several yawns on the car ride into downtown Pittsburgh. Interesting intro. We did not stay long as it is quite small. Looking forward to new exhibits in the future. Most of the interactive computers and games require the kiddos to be able to read, so it was a quick visit since everyone in our group was hungry for lunch! Be prepared to go through everything inside in less than an hour, if you do not have any questions for the workers. Very exciting that Pittsburgh has the moonshot here and we got to see it getting ready for the next launch!

This small but mighty museum is a Pittsburgh hidden gem! With passionate and knowledgeable staff and real lunar landers being created through a glass window, you can learn so much about the space industry! There is a discount deal on tickets set up with the Carnegie Science Center which is new- so check that out. Since Astrobotic is always working on something new, it's worth repeat visits to see all there is to offer!

We had an excellent experience here this afternoon. The staff is highly engaged, welcoming and passionate about the museum and the future of travel to the moon and beyond. There are many clever, creative interactive activities that are fun and educational at the same time. The space is clean, well appointed and well-maintained. What a great way to spend an hour and revel in another jewel of Pittsburgh as we dream about what the future may hold to infinity and beyond!