Space Center Houston

Wow what a lot to see!! We visited the Space Center Houston on Monday. We got there as it opened and help to close the doors. We took the tram tour to Johnson Space Center. We were able to see the mission control center which was in charge of all the space missions. Then we went to the training center where they have full scale mock-ups of the shuttle and the space station. The astronauts use the trainging center to prepare for their up-coming missions. If you get a chance to go to the center, do the tram first, as lines form later in the day and you will not get to see everything. We were able to watch all the films that they offered. They have a section that contains Faith 7, Gordon Coopers capsule, Gemini 5, and the last Apollo capsule to go to the moon. They also have moon rocks and lots of space suits from various astronauts. We chose to take the audio tour, which consisted of renting an mp3 player which gave more information about the exhibits narrated by former astronuats. The worst part about the Space center was the traffic through Houston, so if you go, try and get a motel in the Southern part of Houston. As always, more photos can be found on our travel photo link.