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.
Space Center Houston launches Mission: Sketch, presented by the University of Texas Medical Branch Health (UTMB). The newly designed exhibit space, formerly known as Kids Space Place, blends a focus…
Joy's professional and personal journey is a testament to her lifelong passion for space exploration, education, and advocacy. Her enthusiasm for space started as a young girl, growing up on Merritt Island, Florida, in the shadow of Kennedy Space Center during the iconic Apollo era.
On June 3, 1965, Gemini IV launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. This mission was the first U.S. spaceflight controlled by NASA’s brand-new Mission Control Center, now the Johnson Space Center.
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.
