Space Station Collaboration Trivia: Week 5
This year the International Space Station celebrates (ISS) 20 years of continuous human presence, a major global achievement. However, international collaboration in space began long before the ISS. Get ready to test your knowledge of some of human spaceflight’s greatest global team-ups!
CineSpace Second Place – The Only Home We Will Ever Know
CineSpace, a short film competition created by NASA Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery. This week, we are sharing the second place winner “The Only Home We
Mission Monday – Our Shuttle Carrier Aircraft celebrates its 50th birthday
This month, one of the largest artifacts at the center turns fifty! One of only two NASA shuttle carrier aircraft in the world, NASA 905 is still capturing the imagination of visitors from across the globe, even in retirement. In celebration of NASA’s original shuttle carrier aircraft turning 50, we
Out of this World Playlist: What Music Do Astronauts Listen to for Wake-Up?
During the Gemini 6 mission, NASA surprised astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford with a special wake up call. Popular singer Jack Jones sang “Hello Wally” to kick off a funny parody of Broadway-hit song, “Hello Dolly!” The fun inside joke became a mission tradition and musical astronaut wake-up calls
Space Station Collaboration Trivia: Week 4
This year the International Space Station celebrates (ISS) 20 years of continuous human presence, a major global achievement. However, international collaboration in space began long before the ISS. Get ready to test your knowledge of some of human spaceflight’s greatest global team-ups!
CineSpace Third Place – Mack Minded: Humanly Possible
CineSpace, a short film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery. This week, we are sharing the third place winner “Mack Minded: Humanly Possible.”
Mission Monday – Creepy, Crawly science on station
Fruit flies, flatworms, and roundworms, oh my! It’s almost Halloween, so we are highlighting three creepy, crawly science experiments that have taken place onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Try not to squirm in your seat while we introduce you to some eerie model organisms being studied in space! Fruit
Photo Puzzle: 20th Anniversary of Human Habitation on International Space Station
This scrambled image is the 2020 International Space Station Configuration. We’re celebrating 20 years of continuous human presence on the ISS. The ISS provides a platform for long-duration research in microgravity, and it is key to our further understanding of future missions to the Moon and Mars. Orbiting the Earth
Happy 28th birthday Space Center Houston
Over the last 28 years, Space Center Houston has inspired millions through the wonders of space exploration and contributed to the community and the world through education programs and museum exhibits. We could not have done it without you. We appreciate your support over these 28 years. Our core mission
Space Station Collaboration Trivia: Week 3
This year the International Space Station celebrates (ISS) 20 years of continuous human presence, a major global achievement. However, international collaboration in space began long before the ISS. Get ready to test your knowledge of some of human spaceflight’s greatest global team-ups!
