Company Profile
Space Center Houston
Company Overview
The mission of Space Center Houston is to inspire all generations through the wonders of space exploration. We aspire to be the world’s leading science and space exploration learning center. Owned and operated by the nonprofit Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, we are the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate and a Certified Autism Center. The center features more than 400 space artifacts, hands-on interactive educational exhibits, and robust youth programs interpreting the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human spaceflight program.
Company History
The Manned Space Flight Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit science center and space museum. Space Center Houston is the cornerstone of its mission to inspire all generations through the wonders of space exploration. It is one of Houston’s top attractions, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center and Houston’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate.
Since opening in 1992, Space Center Houston has welcomed more than 18 million people and hosts 1 million visitors annually in its 250,000-square-foot educational complex.
Educational emphasis is placed on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in a fun and engaging way. It uses space exploration to inspire wonder and interest in science and math.
• More than 100,000 teachers and students from around the world visit the center annually to take part in extraordinary learning opportunities.
• Inspiring young people to choose careers in STEM is one of the outcomes of our program.
• Education programs are based on evidence of effective learning and teaching methodology.
The center features three theaters, live shows, more than 400 space artifacts and numerous permanent and traveling hands-on exhibits telling the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human spaceflight program – all for one admission price. The experience engages adults and children alike.
• There is always something new at Space Center Houston with an amazing array of traveling exhibits and astounding events.
• Space Center Houston has the world’s largest collection of moon rocks and lunar samples for public view.
• Guests are taken behind the scenes to see NASA Johnson Space Center, the home of Mission Control and astronaut training.
Space Center Houston’s permanent exhibit, Independence Plaza presented by Boeing, is an unprecedented, international landmark standing eight stories tall and displayed in the ferry configuration. Visitors can explore exhibits inside both the shuttle replica and the historic NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft. Multiple exhibits grant a rare glimpse into the historic shuttle era and describe its impact on future exploration. The giant complex is the biggest project for Space Center Houston since opening.
Benefits
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