One of three plaques outside of Johnson Space Center's Mission Operations Control Room 2 A National Historic Landmark as it was the Apollo Mission Control Center for all the Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing on July 20, 1969.

A National Historic Landmark as it was the Apollo Mission Control Center for all the Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing on July 20, 1969.

A National Historic Landmark as it was the Apollo Mission Control Center for all the Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing on July 20, 1969.

A National Historic Landmark as it was the Apollo Mission Control Center for all the Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing on July 20, 1969.

A model of the International Space Station (ISS) found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

A model of the International Space Station (ISS) found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Soyuz is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolev Design Bureau (now RKK Energia) in the 1960s that remains in service today. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet manned lunar programs. The Soyuz spacecraft is launched on a Soyuz rocket, the most frequently used and most reliable launch vehicle in the world to date. The Soyuz rocket design is based on the Vostok launcher, which in turn was based on the 8K74 or R-7A Semyorka, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile. All Soyuz spacecraft are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle is an American spacecraft intended to carry a crew of four astronauts to destinations at or beyond low Earth orbit. This was found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Located in at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, the Six-Degree-of-Freedom Dynamic Test System (SDTS) is a real-time, six degree-of-freedom, short range motion base simulator originally designed to simulate the relative dynamics of two bodies in space mating together (i.e., docking or berthing). The SDTS has the capability to test full scale docking and berthing systems Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Spacesuits found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

The CST-100 Starliner crew capsule is a spacecraft design under construction by Boeing in collaboration with Bigelow Aerospace as their entry for NASA's Commercial Crew Development program. The capsule was seen in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

Space Exploration Vehicle Prototypes found in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Built in 1975 to support training for the under-development Space Shuttle Program, the SVMF now is more than three times the original size, with expansions in 1986 for future space station training and again in 1992 to handle simultaneous robotic operations with the shuttle’s Canadarm (and later Canadarm2). Today it houses a working model of the ISS, several prototypes of vehicles, and multiple training areas.

White tail deer are very plentyful at the Johnson Space Center. The 1,580-acre JSC site in the Clear Lake area, where engineers, astronauts and other personnel work on out-of-this-world projects, is also a wildlife refuge. Gulf Coast prairie and marsh grasslands fill the undeveloped areas, which are much the same as they were before JSC opened in the 1960s. A pond surrounded by green space also sits in the center of the campus.

White tail deer are very plentyful at the Johnson Space Center. The 1,580-acre JSC site in the Clear Lake area, where engineers, astronauts and other personnel work on out-of-this-world projects, is also a wildlife refuge. Gulf Coast prairie and marsh grasslands fill the undeveloped areas, which are much the same as they were before JSC opened in the 1960s. A pond surrounded by green space also sits in the center of the campus.

White tail deer are very plentyful at the Johnson Space Center. The 1,580-acre JSC site in the Clear Lake area, where engineers, astronauts and other personnel work on out-of-this-world projects, is also a wildlife refuge. Gulf Coast prairie and marsh grasslands fill the undeveloped areas, which are much the same as they were before JSC opened in the 1960s. A pond surrounded by green space also sits in the center of the campus.