Lyndon B. Johnson Space CenterThe visitor's Space Center is attached to the headquarters of
America's manned space programme, Nasa's 'Mission Control' that
directs the space shuttle project and guided the pioneering
astronauts. The Space Center, Houston's most popular tourist
attraction, is located at Clear Lake, 20 miles (32km) southeast of
downtown, off the Gulf freeway I-45. There are numerous wonders to
behold at this facility, which both entertains and educates, from a
mock-up of a space shuttle to an Imax theatre and hundreds of
hands-on exhibits. Visitors are taken through the NASA Johnson
Space Center where engineers are at work, and some lucky visitors
might even get to see astronauts training and preparing for a
mission. The Feel of Space exhibit gives visitors an idea of what
it's like to carry out everyday tasks in a low-gravity environmnet,
and there is even an opportunity for visitors to practice some
basic astronaut skills on simulators - landing the orbiter, for
example. Tram tours run every hal
Address: 1601 NASA Parkway
Website: www.spacecenter.org
Telephone: (281) 244 2100
Opening Time: Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 6pm
(extended hours in summer)
Admission: $22.95 (adults), $19.95 (seniors), $18.95 (children
4-11). Online discounts available. |
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