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Space Center Houston and Wellby Financial Present Houston’s Brightest Holiday Light Show, Galaxy Lights

November 15, 2025, through January 4, 2026, from 6 – 10 p.m. Thinking of taking a trip amongst the stars? Look no further, Space City! Houston’s brightest holiday light show,…

By Illiana Luna·
November 4, 2025·

Education ·

Photo Gallery: HUNCH Critical Design Review

The organization “High schools United with NASA to Create Hardware” (HUNCH) conducted the critical design review of a NASA Hunch Design & Prototyping challenge at Space Center Houston Feb. 19.…

Space Center Houston·
February 20, 2020·

Trivia, Puzzles & Pop Culture ·

Black History Month Trivia: Week 2

This month we are celebrating Black History Month by highlighting some of the space exploration achievements and milestones of African American astronauts and scientists. Test your knowledge below! [wp_quiz id=”33580″]

Space Center Houston·
February 19, 2020·

Space History ·

VIDEO: Gallaudet 11 – The Deaf Right Stuff

Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. In the late 1950s, NASA and the U.S.…

Space Center Houston·
February 18, 2020·

Mission Monday ·

Mission Monday: Enterprise Flies Into A New Era

It had no engines. It had no heat shield. But because of it, NASA was able to go where no one had gone before…reusably. The first orbiter of the Space…

Space Center Houston·
February 17, 2020·

Events ·

Fan Friday – February

Our center is an amazing place, and our guests find some of the most photogenic sides of it. In this Fan Friday blog series, we are going to explore Space…

Space Center Houston·
February 14, 2020·

Education ·

Black History Month Trivia: Week 1

Space Center Houston·
February 12, 2020·

Space News ·

Mission Monday: Expedition 61 Returns

On Feb. 6, astronauts Christina Koch and Luca Parmitano and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov returned from the International Space Station. As part of Expedition 61, this trio contributed to hundreds of…

Space Center Houston·
February 10, 2020·

Space History ·

VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Challenges of Building the Space Station

Explore the challenges of building the International Space Station (ISS) from retired NASA astronauts Scott Parazynski and Mike Foreman in this Feb. 6 installment of our ongoing Thought Leader Series,…

Space Center Houston·
February 10, 2020·

Education ·

Photo Gallery: SEEC 2020

Teachers from across the world are discovering the latest science, engineering, and educational resources at our Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC). Explore the photo gallery below to see some of…