![]() This alone makes the Space Center worth your visit. It turns out that spirit is far more important for space travel and cosmic research than just "mere" science and technological advancements. This visit really made me think more about humanity more than anything else: who we are, what do we want to do, and how we've done it so far in the broadest point of view. Of course you can visit the mission control (which really did not look that sophisticated), see exhibits of rockets, rovers, astronaut suits, and even touch a slice of moon rock here, but the most interesting part of the Space Center IMHO is not from the exact scientific or technological perspectives, it's from the stories behind it. I expected to see mankind's center of technology forefront and to see much more things NASA-related that I've never seen before, but this vibe was not that strong. That's why I went here alone on my 1st day of arrival! I honestly had a very specific expectation for the Space Center, which was not quite met when I finally got there. I do think that there's something missing if you come to Houston, especially from overseas, without visiting the Space Center. Instead, I could have had dedicated this time to something more worthy! I was and I am sorry I have spent 2 hours traveling there and back and 2 more hours on the tram and in the museum looking for some inspiration, some fantasy, looking to learn something new. Was it really NASA exhibition? Well, to explain my confusion - I thought that NASA is not only the past, but mostly the future, the progress. just Tshirts, mugs, some dry ice cream, pins. We were lucky that the previous tram was still there. you have 30 minutes to wonder around until the next tram comes to pick you up and drive you to the main museum building. On the last stop of the tour you get to see some old wrecks of rockets out in the park. but, you only get to see a few mock up things (mostly very old junk) from behind the plexi glass.for maybe 5 minutes, because sorry, we have to rush, there are some other buildings we didn't have a chance to see yet. Then, after half an hour, the next stop is the mock up area. Simply do not expect to see the new control center. Great! at least you learn, that in the times this center was brand new, the computer was a size of the room you are in and that the memory was the size of 4 pictures you take now on your cell. ![]() you'll hear only blah-blah, and see some cows to start the trip with, building 5, then several other buildings, then you finally get off in order to see. Poor families with kids! finally, once you get on the tram, you'll realize quickly there is nothing to see. which, at the end of the tour is being offered to you and it' s quite expensive. but I ended up very, very disappointed! Before you can even get on the tram there is a mandatory pre-tour photo. I was really looking forward to see something new, the vision, the future. At least I would not take my kids to this museum. The work to hoist the 130,000-pound (60,000-kilogram) shuttle mockup atop the airplane will follow during the first quarter of 2014.To start, I must say that this museum is even not for kids. ![]() The jumbo jet is expected to be in place at Space Center Houston by this November. To get the aircraft to the visitor center, its wings and tail will be removed, and its fuselage will be sectioned in three. ![]() The carrier aircraft is currently at Ellington Field, home to Johnson Space Center's aircraft operations, located about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Space Center Houston. A gantry-like structure sits next to the air- and spacecraft combo that will provide visitors the opportunity to climb inside both vehicles. (Image credit: Space Center Houston)Īn artist's rendering of the planned exhibit shows the 747 jumbo jet, known by its tail number "NASA 905," parked outside Space Center Houston where the space shuttle mockup sits today. In 2015, it will be displayed atop NASA's historic Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Space Center Houston's full-size space shuttle mockup went on display outside the NASA Johnson Space Center visitor center in 2012.
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