5 Space History Artifacts to See During Your Visit
Join us for a cosmic journey as we highlight five authentic artifacts that have left their mark on space history and propelled us to the stars.
Join us for a cosmic journey as we highlight five authentic artifacts that have left their mark on space history and propelled us to the stars.
Hear the story behind the conservation of the iconic lectern that President John F. Kennedy used when he delivered his iconic “moon-shot” speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Then see it in person at Space Center Houston.
Travel though space history in our Starship Gallery timeline and see a new artifact – Gene Kranz’s Mug. Flight controllers gave this custom mug to
Travel though space history in our Starship Gallery timeline and see a new artifact – a 16mm Apollo-era data acquisition camera. This camera was used
How did we get to space? What does it take to survive in orbit? Will you be the one to step foot on Mars? Break
Have you seen the shuttle-era Orbiter Access Arm in Independence Plaza? Find out how this historic artifact found its way to Space City all the
Space Center Houston has a new lunar sample on display! Sample no. 76015 is displayed in our Lunar Vault, pictured above in his home, our
[sp name=’GeminiIIILnch’] Gemini III launched March 23, 1965 with Prime Crew astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young. NASA’s two-man Gemini spaceflights demonstrated
[sp name=’Pioneerten’] Apollo 17 was the last mission in which humans traveled to the Moon. It launched on Dec. 7, 1972; 12:33 a.m. EST, with
[sp name=’SkylabG’] How could astronauts live and work in space for prolonged periods of time? Apollo missions had lasted a maximum of no more
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