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Space Center Houston

Space Center Houston, situated in Houston, Texas, is a place where visitors are offered a unique opportunity to experience an out-of-this-world journey through human adventure into space. It is the official visitors’ center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA’s prime center for human spaceflight activities. At the Space Center Houston, people can understand and explore the dramatic history, the exciting present, and the compelling future of space. This Space Center is only one-of-its-kind and attracts millions of visitors every year. It features a number of unmatched exhibits, special presentations, attractions, and hands-on-activities, which vividly illustrate the story of the manned space flight program of NASA.

In fact, Space Center Houston is the only place in the entire world where the guests can actually touch a real moon rock, see astronauts train for missions, and land a shuttle. SCH also offers an interesting behind-the-scenes tour of NASA. The Center also houses several space artifacts and hardware, including Mercury 9 capsule, Gemini V capsule, Apollo 17 CM, Lunar Rover vehicle trainer, and the Skylab trainer mock up. A major attraction at SCH is the Martian Matrix/Kid’s Space Place, a wonderful play place meant for children 5th grade and below.

Other major attractions at SCH include Northrop Grumman Theater, a Tram Tour of NASA, and the Level 9 tours. The Northrop Grumman Theater is a magnificent IMAX Theater, which hosts two movies, “Inside the Space Station” and “To Be an Astronaut”. The Tram Tour takes the visitors to Building 30 North and South, Building 9, and the interesting Rocket Park. The Level 9 Tours, on the other hand, are special tours provided at an additional booking cost, and takes the guests to all the above buildings and areas, including the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Space Center Houston is a great learning experience and is certainly well worth visiting.

• Address: 1601 Nasa Parkway, Houston, TX 77058
• Telephone: (281) 218-6148
• Website: www.spacecenter.org

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