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The Empty Future of the Johnson Space Center
Former Space Shuttle manager Wayne Hale sees the writing on the wall: “Thousands of high paid, white collar jobs are leaving the Clear Lake area as NASA and JSC wind down. The City of Houston and the...
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Houston’s Space Shuttle Tribute — in Pieces
Sure, Houston won’t be the rest home of choice for any of the space shuttles that retired intact, but what about the ones that blew up? Mayor Parker says she now supports a plan being promoted by...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Space Shuttle Fans Would’ve Eaten It Up
“I’m sorry we won’t be blessed with a shuttle. I was really looking forward to dining at the Rainforest Cafe in the payload bay.” [wilf, commenting on That’ll Show ’Em What a Magnet for Tourists...
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Why No Shuttle for Houston? Because Space Center Houston Isn’t So Big with...
If y’all had come to Space Center Houston, they’d have built a home for a retired space shuttle there. Well, maybe. Today’s report of the NASA inspector general points out a few details in the story of...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Tourism, the Final Frontier
“Let’s face it, if you’ve ever been to Space Center Houston, it’s mostly geared towards elementary school field trips. It wasn’t til just a few years ago, one of the *real* crown jewels of America’s...
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A Rocketship Relaunch for the Johnson Space Center?
Construction of the new Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the first new NASA spacecraft built for manned orbit since 1991, began earlier this week — in New Orleans (photo). And final assembly will take...
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Space Center Houston Getting KSC Space Shuttle Mockup Hand-Me-Down,...
Houston may have missed out on its opportunity to play host to one of the 4 retired orbiters doled out recently by NASA. But it will end up with a space-shuttle-related attraction that jibes well with...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Just To Drag a Shuttle Mockup into Houston
“. . . I contacted the JSC’s PAO Office and found out that it was originally due here on March 10th but an area from the channel to JSC’s dock would have to be dredged in order to accommodate the tug...
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Houston’s Warehoused Rocketship
Comparing it to displays of Saturn rockets in Florida and Alabama, space historian Dwayne Day finds Space Center Houston’s model of the Apollo program leftover parked in a Johnson Space Center shed...
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Deep Inside Mission Control
At last, that in-depth, exhaustive tour through the Johnson Space Center’s Building 30 that you’d been waiting for — coffee bars and tiny women’s rooms included: “The corridors look like they should...
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Space Center Houston’s Newest Acquisition
The Galileo 7 — shown here in a Star Trek episode as piloted by Dr. Mr. Spock on a doomed exploratory voyage to Taurus — is going to be added to the permanent collection at Space Center Houston in...
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Rick’s Cabaret Reveals Plans for Revealing Restaurant Near Johnson Space Center
The owners of that family of strip clubs, Rick’s Cabaret, plan to build a new restaurant called Bombshells in Webster near the Johnson Space Center. The pun-intended eatery appears to bring together...
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