complete with an animated view of the earth from overhead
houston no find eagle!
information panels by the exhitbits
decked out with every shuttle mission on record
treasures indeed!
including astronauts from training and commercial airplane accidents
trusters on the second stage
the shuttle launch ride
It's a national memorial by Congress and President George Bush, dedicated in 1991
of what made it possible
an Apollo 14 capsule, fun sized!
The Astronaut Memorial honors the 24 fallen U.S. astronauts
as explained in this illustration
the space race indeed!
that's all folks!
Next up an Imax film!
back in the space center plaza
without a dinosaur collection
madame leota will be proud!
gears of all the apollo missions
space man!
but first...
large building is large!
overview of the dino gallery
the avian section
where everything comes to life at night. :3
exploring Mars
the lunar module from the upper floors
expanding nozzle booster closeup!
Another LC
the stage 2 component
ka ching!
including hopey diamonds
All the kings men couldn't put Jaws together again
Next stop, the rides in the space center
earth hubble and shuttle
vultures? really?
get a seat! show's starting!
overview of the theater lobby
galleries of the exhibition
hot days are typical here
An ejector ring!
back out in the rocket zone!
stones in building materials
space shuttle plaza from top of the facility building
just like the butterfly exhibit
note the hanger like environment?
the pavilion on the upper floor
a ride of a different experience
engineering works as art