Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer This guided adventure, led by expert tour guides, will take you through the center and the NASA facilities.Ī lunar rover greets visitors at the entrance, Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Space Center Houston. If you want to take your space exploration experience to the next level and get all of your questions answered, sign up for a Space Expert Tour. And if you want to see what's it like to journey to the International Space Station through the eyes of an astronaut, head to the Mission Briefing Center to watch "Down to Earth: The Astronaut Perspective." The documentary runs daily at 1 p.m. Check the website before you go to see what's currently showing. The Space Center Theater, the largest 4K theater in Texas, is the place to watch a variety of documentaries and films on space exploration. The film begins 15 minutes after opening and plays continuously throughout the day. If you want to learn more about the past, present and future of space exploration, head to the Destiny Theater where you can watch "Human Destiny," a historic film that chronicles the events leading up to the formation of NASA, missions to the Moon and more. Space Center Theater, Destiny Theater and Mission Briefing Center and on Tuesdays on the half-hour from 10:30 a.m. The daily presentations conducted by Mission Briefing Officers take place Wednesday through Monday on the half-hour from 11:30 a.m. Space Center HoustonĮnhance your visit to the gallery by checking out New Perspectives, a 20-minute live show that shares information regarding day-to-day life on the International Space Station (ISS) and includes volunteer participation for stage demonstrations. See a model of the International Space Station, watch a live show or gaze through a Cupola model in Space Center Houston’s International Space Station Gallery. Robotic interactive exhibits, space station artifacts like packaged astronaut food and interactive live shows are all part of the International Space Station Gallery. Brett Coomer/Staff photographerįrom training flights to cooling garments to Mark III suits (new spacesuits designed to handle longer, more challenging expeditions to build and maintain space stations, lunar bases or a base on Mars), they’re all equally impressive in this gallery. Apollo space suits are part of a diorama of the moon landings during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing at Space Center Houston on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Houston. In fact, it contains the most comprehensive collection in the world. Think of the Astronaut Gallery as mesmerizing collections of astronaut apparel and spacesuits. To prepare for those missions, astronauts practiced on the Lunar Rover trainer that’s displayed in this gallery. On the last three Apollo missions, electric-powered Rovers touched down on the moon’s surface. The Lunar Roving Vehicle is another one of the many incredible artifacts to check out. Get up close with a “pumpkin suit” (the official launch and entry suit) worn by Space Shuttle crew members from 1988 through 1994. The Starship Gallery showcases amazing treasures from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo eras (1958 to 1972, respectively) such as a moon rock that you can touch.Ī lunar lander on display Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Space Center Houston. Find the exhibit near Independence Plaza. Mark Mulligan/Staff photographerīy being displayed horizontally and 14 feet off the ground, visitors can walk underneath the core of Falcon 9 and get a unique view of reusable space technology. Visitors look at the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on display, Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Space Center Houston. The future of space travel entails reusable rockets and the Falcon 9 exhibit shows that SpaceX can launch, land and reuse a stage of a rocket. When you purchase Space Center Houston tickets, you gain access to the spectacular SpaceX Falcon 9 exhibit.
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