I visited Space Center Houston, the official visitor center to NASA Johnson Space Center, earlier this year and saw the empty exhibit awaiting the arrival of spaceflight-proven Falcon 9 rocket.
The Level 9 tour (I’ll share photos from the awesome VIP tour soon) took up the only day I had in town so I already need to go back to explore the museum. Now I have another excuse to make the trip.
Here’s what the empty exhibit looked like last month:
The view with the historic NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft and the shuttle replica Independence nearby will be stunning, and that’s just what you see in the parking lot.
Today the SpaceX launcher landed at its new destination:
The @SpaceX booster that flew CRS-11 and 13, just made its way to the @SpaceCenterHou.
The B1035.2 will be on permanent display and will allow visitors to get an up close look at flight proven hardware.📷- Mark Conley
*used with permission* pic.twitter.com/14V1UloBIH— Next Horizons Spaceflight (@NextHorizonsSF) March 4, 2020
Another shot shared by Space Center Houston:
And this collection of views:
Imagine seeing that massive rocket on the road in transit!
Space Center Houston has a video rendering of how the final exhibit will look when it’s complete:
Johnson Space Center in Houston is home to control center for the International Space Station, and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule have been crucial in sending supplies to astronauts for the last several years.
UPDATE 3/10/20:
FALCON 9 BOOSTER 🚀: This is the first look at @SpaceCenterHou’s newest exhibit. @SpaceX’s Falcon 9 opens Thursday, but I get the first look. Want to see more, I’m doing a Facebook live 👉🏻 https://t.co/stMCkGGPJP pic.twitter.com/FEpqVfYLQm
— Nick Natario (@NickABC13) March 10, 2020
Walk underneath a massive @SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket at Space Center Houston this #springbreak! Beginning at 11 a.m. March 12, get a close look at this exciting new feat of engineering. Learn more: https://t.co/QKRaffegkP pic.twitter.com/mC1ukz5Y96
— Space Center Houston (@SpaceCenterHou) March 10, 2020
