Space Center Houston opened its new Sensory Room on April 17. The space was made possible by a donation from MegaStar Financial and its CEO, Anita Padilla-Fitzgerald.
The Payload Development Laboratory II (PDL II), a retired medium-fidelity trainer weighing 26,000 pounds, was carefully transported from NASA Building 9 - the Astronaut Training Facility, to its new, future home at Space Center Houston.
On October 24, 2024, a remarkable piece of space exploration history arrived at Space Center Houston: a full-scale Gateway Habitat mock-up, generously donated by aerospace leader Northrop Grumman. This immersive artifact is a symbol of humanity’s next great leap toward the Moon and beyond.