Space Center Houston is the premier authentic and immersive learning center for science and space exploration. We provide the public a chance to be a part of NASA’s mission.

Space Center Houston, NASA Johnson Space Center’s Visitor Center and Houston’s only Smithsonian Affiliate museum, inspires wonder in space exploration.

Hear NASA mission updates in our Mission Briefing Center, learn how astronauts live aboard the International Space Station in our Living in Space presentation, relive NASA’s historic journey in Destiny Theater, and watch a space documentary on one of the largest screens in Texas.

Starship Gallery at Space Center Houston is home to multiple flown spacecraft and national treasures. Get an up-close look at some of the most amazing artifacts that trace the progression of human space exploration – the Apollo 17 Command Module, a full-size Skylab Training module, a Moon rock you can touch and more!

Early in 2023, a news story cast doubt on the authenticity of the lectern. The story was driven by claims that due to differences in the color, height and number of visible sections, the lectern at Space Center Houston was not the lectern that President Kennedy used for his famous “moonshot” speech.

Space Center Houston is the world’s leading science and human space exploration and experience STEM learning center. We inspire people to become active contributors along the STEM Pathway.

Sep 29, 2023 · Hear the story behind the conservation of the iconic lectern that President John F. Kennedy used when he delivered his iconic "moon-shot" speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Then see it in person at Space Center Houston.

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Sep 12, 2023 · In a remarkable turn of events, Space Center Houston highlights an important figure behind human spaceflight with the conclusive authentication of the famed lectern from which John F. Kennedy delivered his historic moon-shot speech.