Space Center Houston is Out of This World

    One of the cool things about moving to a new city is that we’ve never been to most of the major tourist attractions. When you are talking about Houston, Texas, there are a LOT of things to see and explore. We have shared some of the fun places that we’ve visited before like our trip to the Houston Zoo, the theater district, and the Renaissance Festival. It’s an exciting place to live and I look forward to showing the city as we bark about the Bayou City.

   We recently went to Space Center Houston and it was incredible. As a child in the 60’s, I was fascinated at the thought of going into space. A lot of it probably had to do with watching the Jetson’s cartoon. Like most everyone in the world with a television, my family watched in awe on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon. Our incredible city was front and center when he reported from the moon’s surface on that fateful day, “Houston, the Eagle has landed.”

   Space Center Houston is a leading science and space exploration learning center. It’s one of Houston’s top tourist stops and the #1 attraction for international visitors. There are over 400 space artifacts housed in the center and a lot of hands-on exhibits for children and adults. Our granddaughters enjoyed themselves as much as we did so it’s definitely a great family outing.

   The Space Shuttle Independence was formerly known as the Explorer, is a full-scale replica of the Space Shuttle. We have actually seen a shuttle being flown on top of a 747 when we lived near Barksdale Air Force Base where it landed before traveling onto Florida. It was cool to be able to walk through this exhibit.

   Apollo 17 was the last lunar landing mission of Project Apollo and was launched on December 7, 1972. The crew spent three days on the moon collecting 112 kgs of lunar samples. They spent 22 hours outside of the lunar module and drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle a little over fifteen miles! They landed in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, nearly 13 days after launching.

   After seeing the cramped living quarters, I am even more impressed with anyone that would choose to go into space. They have an area dedicated to all of the astronauts and their spacesuits. 
   If you are ever in the Houston area, I urge you to take some time to visit Space Center Houston. It is fascinating, fun and very affordable. Tickets are under $30 and worth every penny. For more information, you can visit their website.

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