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Space Center Houston Media Information SitePublic Information: 281-244-2100
“Giant Worlds: A Voyage to the Outer Solar System” Now at Space Center Houston How did our Solar System form? What are giant planets made of? How big is Jupiter compared to Earth? Space Center Houston’s newest exhibition, “Giant Worlds: A Voyage to the Outer Solar System”, answers these and many more questions in an interactive experience that’s out of this world! This 3,500 sq. ft. exhibition about the giant planets was developed by The National Science Foundation, NASA and the Space Science Institute to bring new discoveries to the public. More...
The New Saturn V Experience at Space Center Houston - How do you get humans into space? That was a question that pondered scientists for centuries. Saturn V, the world’s largest,most powerful rocket ever built and operated became the answer to that question and safely took astronauts into space and the moon before retiring. Saturn V has just been carefully restored after a two year process and now visitors can experience the massive history-making machine and the J-2 rocket engine inside a brand new building complex at Space Center Houston. For a closer look, a miniature scale model of Saturn V is located in the Starship Gallery. More...
Skylab:Experimental Space Station from 70s Improves Lives of Today - Skylab was America’s first experimental space station that proved humans could live and work in space for extended periods of time and improve our knowledge of space beyond what was observed from earth. Some 300 experiments were conducted by three three-man crews for a total of 171 days. In the 70s, NASA built an exact replica called Skylab 1-G Trainer to help the crews learn more about the Space Station before heading into space. More... About Space Center Houston
As the Official Visitor Center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Space Center Houston is the only place on Earth that gives guests an out-of-this-world journey through human adventures in space. Since 1992, this $75 million, 180,000 square foot, ‘edu-tainment’ complex has entertained and informed over 11 million star-struck guests from every corner of the globe. Space Center Houston features a multitude of permanent exhibits, attractions, theatres and exhibits. In addition, the venue presents an amazing array of traveling exhibits and astounding events created exclusively by SCH’s own creative exhibit team. SCH always has a new exhibit or attraction to enjoy. Space Center Houston is located at 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston Texas 77058. Telephone 281-244-2100. On the web at www.spacecenter.org |
Hours of Operation:Space Center Houston is open every day of the year, with the exception of October 8 and December 25. Summer: June 10am - 7pm, July 9am - 7pm, August 10am-5pm, 10am - 7pm Weekends
Admission Cost:Adults $18.95
Location:Space Center Houston is located at: Additional Information:Phone 281-244-2100. Internet access at www.spacecenter.org |
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Houston, Texas is Space City, USA and Space Center Houston is America’s gateway to the universe!