The Rocket Park is a must-see. Recent spacecraft, robots, and modules can be seen in tours of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (JSC Building 9), and other attractions can be seen elsewhere in the JSC complex. I was there as a guest of 20th Century Fox, at an event highlighting That said, there's more than enough space history and future technology to satisfy even the most avid astro-geek. Tony’s work as an amateur photographer has appeared on various Web sites. As Analyst for printers, scanners, and projectors, Tony Hoffman tests and reviews these products and provides news coverage for these categories. At 15,372 square feet, the Space Shop at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the world’s largest store devoted to space memorabilia and NASA gear. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) is the largest spaceflight museum in the world. It was in spacecraft of the same design that 6 crews of astronauts descended to the surface of the Moon. One place that it's unlikely you will on a tour is the Mars Yard, the site at JSC where NASA tests its Space Exploration Vehicles (SEVs), manned rovers that astronauts may someday drive across the surface of Mars or other worlds. Those fateful (and often misquoted) words were received at Mission Control at JSC on April 13, 1970, setting in motion the monumental (and ultimately successful) effort to rescue the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft and its crew. The exhibits change from time to time. NASA news and more you can enjoy wherever you are. On the floor is a case holding a piece of a Martian meteorite, which visitors can touch when the case is unlocked. We provide the public a chance to be a part of NASA’s mission.We believe STEM education drives curiosity and achievement and should be available to all. The Level 9 Tour is the ultimate VIP experience, giving unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the real world of NASA as well as more than 400 things to see and do at Space Center Houston. From the dawn of space exploration to current and ongoing missions, you can get an up-close, hands-on feel for the story of humans in space… Suspended from the ceiling in Space Center Houston, gleaming with gold, copper, and silver trim, is a Lunar Module. Experience "The World's Largest Space Shop" for stellar souvenirs, the latest in NASA gear and cloth face coverings. Watch a live presentation from Dr. Jones followed by a moderated Q&A session. This colorful and idealistic mural shows a rocket being launched, while several Space Shuttles fly near what appears to be a space telescope. At lower left, workers at Mission Control watch the rocket launch. Langley Research Center (LaRC), founded in 1917, is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia.LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Apollo lunar lander was flight-tested at the facility and a number of high-profile space missions have been planned and designed on-site. JSC is NASA's manned spacecraft center, where astronaut training, research, and ground control are conducted. He is an active observer and astrophotographer, and a participant in online astronomy projects such as hunting for comets in images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). A good place to see Robonauts is at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Building 9. Independence Plaza hasn't opened yet (its official debut is January 23, 2016), but it's already one of the most impressive sights at Space Center Houston. The Apollo 13 Lunar Module acted as a lifeboat after that flight's Service Module was badly damaged, helping the crew to stay alive long enough to effect a safe return to Earth. To the right of the astronauts, scientists are at work, with microscopes and the like.

Space Center Houston offers tram tours of some JSC attractions. Tickets Donate Open today 10 a.m. - … The preserved Apollo-era Mission Control is a common stop on tours, as is the Mission Control that handles communication with the International Space Station (ISS). Painted on a curved wall outside the Teague Auditorium in Building 2, the former site of JSC's visitor center, is a large mural titled "Opening the Space Frontier - the Next Giant Leap." It is a modified Boeing 747 that was used to ferry the Shuttles across country if they landed in California, and bring them to their final homes after they were retired.