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Location: 1601 NASA Road 1, Houston Space Center Houston is the official visitors center for Johnson Space Center in Houston. Johnson Space Center is famous for being NASA’s headquarters for astronaut training and Mission Control and has many exciting things to see and do. Explore the areas of NASA that the astronauts see when you take an exclusive Level 9 tour, and even eat in the astronaut cafeteria! Kids will love the “Kids Space Place,” an area full of interactive exhibits that let them get an idea of what being an astronaut is like. They can command the space shuttle or pretend they are living on the space station. Watch a film about the challenges of training and becoming an astronaut on the Mazda Giant Screen Theater, or experience a virtual, interactive tour of the massive International Space Station. The Starship Gallery is where you can see actual space vehicles such as the Mercury capsule, the Apollo 17 command module, a lunar rover, and the Gemini spacecraft. Don’t miss the Mission Status Center, where you can get live updates on actual missions in progress. Space Center Houston is truly out of this world, and a great opportunity for visitors to learn more about the United States’ space program.