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Stand close to historic flown spacecraft including the Apollo 17 command module, which was the last crewed mission to the moon. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Admire flown spacecraft like the Mercury “Faith 7” capsule and learn about historic space missions and the exciting future of space exploration. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Walk through the Skylab Trainer, the actual trainer that was used to prepare astronauts for America’s first space station. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Located in Starship Gallery, see the Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer which prepared astronauts for traversing the lunar landscape. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

See flown spacecraft including the Gemini V capsule that housed astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad and Gordon Cooper. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Get a 360 degree view of how astronauts prepared for America’s first space station with a walk inside the original Skylab Trainer. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Enter the Lunar Vault where you can touch a real moon rock and view the largest collection of moon rocks on public display in the world. Study and analysis of these lunar samples has unlocked the mysteries of the moon thanks to the Apollo missions that collected them. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Explore the wonders of innovation through the history of human space flight and walk among the largest collection of space artifacts in the southwestern United States. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Have fun with interactive exhibits, touch a moon rock and meet Commander Quest. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Peer through the bay of a Cupola model and feel like you’re aboard the orbital laboratory, the International Space Station. The Cupola is an observation module used by astronauts to conduct experiments and observe panoramic views of Earth from the ISS. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Meet some of the non-human inhabitants aboard the International Space Station, Robonaut 2. Robots works alongside astronauts to perform dangerous tasks and are significant to the future of deep space exploration. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Guests are asked to join in the fun and experience an astronauts day-to-day activities during the interactive Living in Space presentation. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

See a model of the International Space Station, watch a live show or gaze through a Cupola model in Space Center Houston’s International Space Station Gallery. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Ever wonder how astronauts live and work in microgravity? Discover the answers in the interactive presentation Living in Space. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Discover why astronauts must exercise in space, see how they sleep and how they work in microgravity during the interactive Living in Space presentation. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Suspended from the ceiling, gaze at the Lunar Module LTA-8 that was used for testing at Johnson Space Center. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Walk among spacesuits worn by the women and men of America’s space program. See the escape suit worn by mission commander John Young during launch and landing aboard the first shuttle mission in 1981. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

Explore the evolution of spacesuit design and how they keep astronauts safe from extreme temperatures in the comprehensive spacesuit collection at Space Center Houston. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

The nonprofit Space Center Houston is the home of the one-of-a-kind Independence Plaza. It’s the only place in the world you can enter a shuttle replica mounted atop of the historic shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

The nonprofit Space Center Houston is the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center and Houston’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate. Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.

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