Space Center Houston

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  • Houston

What are we most curious about? Space, day or night the moment you look up to the sky, thoughts arise. There are ways to reach there, there are places where you can learn a lot more about it, in reality. That is the world outside the books. One such place is the Space Center Houston. This center is a science museum also the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. It is located at 1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston. Here you can learn a lot about the future of our space program. The Space Center Houston has a mission of being the leading science and a path for space exploration, science, and engineering learning and innovation. The center opened in 1992 and displays 400 space artifacts and traveling exhibits. Participate in the STEM programs that the Space Center Houston conducts for all ages.

 

 

 

 

Attraction – 

  1. Spacex Falcon 9 Rocket Exhibit – 

 

Hold on to your excitement, when you know that the flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on a display at the Space Center Houston. There are two SpaceX Falcom 9 boosters on the display here. You can walk underneath this marvel and learn everything about its features. The future of space depends greatly on the efficiency of using the part of the already launched. This theory leads to the creation of the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX continues this tradition to date, by Falcon 9 rocket series, SpaceX sets an example by that it can launch, land, and reuse a stage of this rocket.

 

 

 

  1. Starship Gallery & Astronaut Gallery

 

Enjoy multiple flown spacecraft and national treasures, spend your time clicking and learning about the various spacecraft and most amazing artifacts that trace the progression of human space exploration. The Astronaut Gallery is another beautiful place to be here. You can also see the rejection suit that John Young wore on the first shuttle flight in 1981.

 

  1. Independence Plaza–

Here you can checkmark one of the closet dreams of yours. You can go inside the shuttle replica Independence, created on top of the original NASA 905 shuttle aircraft. Get ready to explore the space shuttle.

 

Facts:

  1.  Space Center Houston is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014.

 

Activities: See the Starship Gallery with the most amazing artifacts, ejection suit, enter the shuttle replica, discover the deep space era of mission mars. In the mission, the briefing center sees the presentations and films on astronauts. Watch a space documentary and learn the amazing things about space and astronauts.

 

Plan your Visit: It remains open from 10 am to 5 pm daily. On Christmas and Thanksgiving, it is closed for visitors. Buy tickets to get entry in this space center. For kids, adults, and seniors the charges are $24.95, $29.95, $27.95 respectively.

 

What to Expect: The Space Center Houston organizes science educational programs and offers a space museum for the visitors. The museum exhibits many types of items in different galleries. It is a place full of fun and knowledge with a collection like a spacecraft, shuttle flight, spacesuits, and much more.

 

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