Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center

NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, also known by its radio callsign, Houston, is the facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in , Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: spacecraft control center at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
  • Also known as: “Integrated Mission Control Center”, “MCC-H”, “Mission Control Center Houston”, “Mission Control Center, Houston”, and “Mission Control Houston”
  • Address: TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston.

Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Lyndon B. is NASA's center for human spaceflight in , Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014. is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center.

Building
Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a repository and laboratory facility at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in , opened in 1979 to house geologic samples returned from the Moon by the Apollo program missions to the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. is situated 1,700 feet east of Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Clear Lake.

Village
Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , , United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of . It is located in the Clear Lake Area near , directly adjacent to the Lyndon B.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
is a district of . It is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center. The area's boating opportunities are considered second only to those of Miami. Fishing, swimming, hiking, and history are also popular activities in the area.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the U.S. state of located in , within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Its population was 12,499 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center

Latitude
29.55829° or 29° 33′ 30″ north
Longitude
-95.08854° or 95° 5′ 19″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
76X6HW56+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368160086
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5112041
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز كريستوفر سي. كرافت جونيور للتحكم بالمهمات”
  • Asturian: “Centru de Control de Misiones Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Chinese: “任務控制總部”
  • Chinese: “太空任务控制中心”
  • Chinese: “太空任務控制中心”
  • French: “centre de contrôle de mission Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • French: “Centre de contrôle de mission Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Hebrew: “בניין מרכז בקרת המשימה”
  • Indonesian: “Pusat Pengendali Misi Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Italian: “Centro di controllo missione Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Japanese: “クリストファー・C・クラフト・ジュニア・ミッションコントロールセンター”
  • Japanese: “クリストファー・C・クラフトJrミッションコントロールセンター”
  • Japanese: “クリストファーC.クラフトジュニアミッションコントロールセンター”
  • Portuguese: “Centro de Controle de Missão Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Romanian: “Centrul de Control al Misiunii Christopher C. Kraft Jr.”
  • Turkish: “Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Görev Kontrol Merkezi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Johnson Space Center Combined Heat & Power and Johnson Space Center heliport.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Building 30 - Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center and Building 48.

Texas: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio.

Curious Buildings to Discover

Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.