Houston Day Trips
Space Center © Greater Houston CVB
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
The visitor’s Space Center is attached to the headquarters
of America’s manned space programme, Nasa’s
‘Mission Control’ that directs the space shuttle
project and guided the pioneering astronauts. The Space Center,
Houston’s most popular tourist attraction, is located at
Clear Lake, 20 miles (32km) southeast of downtown, off the Gulf
freeway I-45. There are numerous wonders to behold at this
facility, which both entertains and educates, from a mock-up of a
space shuttle to an Imax theatre and hundreds of hands-on exhibits.
Tram tours run every half hour taking in the highlights, including
Rocket Park where retired spacecraft come to rest, Mission Control
and even astronauts in training.
Address: 1601 NASA Parkway;
Website: www.spacecenter.org;
Telephone: (281) 244 2100;
Opening time: Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 7pm (extended hours in summer);
Admission: $19.95 (adults), $15.95 (children 4-11). Other concessions available.
