Big Island Attractions
Ellison S Onizuka Space Centre
Ellison S Onizuka Space Centre
Visitors passing through the Kona International Airport will not
be able to miss the clearly marked space centre that is dedicated
to the memory of Big Island born astronaut, Ellison Onizuka. The
astronaut died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, and
the educational centre not only commemorates this event, but also
contains displays about other manned space flight programmes, an
interactive rocket propulsion exhibit, a moon rock, astronaut suit
and models of spacecraft.
Address: Keahole-Kona International Airport;
Website: www.hawaiimuseums.org/mc/ishawaii_astronaut.htm;
Telephone: (808) 329 3441;
Opening time: Daily 8.30am to 4.30pm;
Admission: $3 (adults), $1 (children), concessions available
