Space Center Houston

More Houston Attractions

• The Houston Museum of Natural Science
• Lynchburg Ferry
• Memorial Park
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• The Orange Show Monument
• The Galleria
• Space Center Houston
• National Museum of Funeral History
• Menil Collection
• Market Square Historic District
• Houston Zoo
• The Health Museum
• Downtown Aquarium

Space Center Houston is about as close as you can get to the moon without actually going there. Through a combination of live presentations, film and a large collection of artifacts, visitors to the Houston Space Center learn everything there is to know about the history of human space travel. Exhibits like the Living in Space simulate the challenges presented to astronauts when they attempt to perform everyday tasks like bathing in microgravity, while the tram tour takes visitors behind closed doors to catch a glimpse of the action at the nearby NASA Johnson Space Center. Also on view at the Houston space facility are large collections of artifacts and equipment including spacesuits, flight capsules and moon rocks. True space enthusiasts may enjoy Space Center Houston's Level 9 Tour where they are personally escorted on a exploration of NASA's control and training facilities such as the Space Environment Simulation Lab and the new Mission Control Center.