If you go to the Cosmosphere and Space Center

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Hours: Open every day except Christmas. Until Labor Day, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays, noon to 9 p.m. After Labor Day, open until 9 p.m. only on Friday and Saturday.

Location: 1100 N. Plum St. in Hutchinson.

Contact: 800-397-0330 or www.cosmo.org

Admission: Adults, $11; senior citizens, $10.50; kids 5 to 12, $8; kids under 5, free. After 6 p.m., admission is $6. Admission includes an IMAX film, a planetarium show, Dr. Goddard's Lab, the Hall of Space Museum.

Education: Programs include various camp sessions for young children; a weeklong Future Astronaut Training Program for students entering seventh through 10th grades ($585 for a week, including housing at Hutchinson Community College dormitories); Elderhostel Astronaut Training Program, for people 55 and older ($500 for a week, including double-occupancy at a motel); and a two-day session for adults age 18 to 54 ($200, not including housing). Special daily programs include outdoor star gazing once a month, lectures and demonstrations. Check Web site or call for updates.