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.
58 years ago, Alan Shepard was launched into history aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket (originally used by the U.S. Army for missiles), becoming the first American astronaut in space. On…
Did you know that 216 out of 375 astronauts have served their country through military service? This Memorial Day weekend active military, veterans and Gold Star families can camp next…
Join us May 24 for the next installment in our Space on Screen series, featuring the documentary, “For All Mankind.” Tickets are $8 for the public and $5 for members.…
Neil Armstrong may be known for being the first human on the Moon, but today we are highlighting the last, Gene Cernan. Cernan is a veteran of three spaceflights, having…
Today’s Astronaut Friday post goes out to one of the current residents aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Anne McClain! McClain, 39, was selected as a NASA astronaut…
Apollo 10 set the stage for Neil Armstrong’s historic steps on the Moon. It did so with a bit of a twist, flying to the lunar rendezvous aboard Charlie Brown…
Charles “Pete” Conrad became the third person to walk on the Moon as part of Apollo 12. Conrad commanded the mission and stepped onto the lunar surface Nov. 19, 1969.…
29 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope launched aboard STS-31. Almost immediately, it changed how we see and understand our universe. Its namesake, Edwin Hubble, utilized the largest telescope of…
Find out what it takes to travel to and live on another planet in our Space Center University this summer. We have immersive programs for ages 11+ as well a…
