Building 261
Building 261 is a building in Harris County, Texas. Building 261 is situated nearby to the building Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, as well as near the power station Johnson Space Center Combined Heat & Power.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility and Johnson Space Center.
Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility
Building
Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is a repository and laboratory facility at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, opened in 1979 to house geologic samples returned from the Moon by the Apollo program missions to the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Building 261.
Johnson Space Center
Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. Johnson Space Center is situated 3,400 feet west of Building 261.
Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Houston, Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Building 261.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Taylor Lake Village.
Nassau Bay
Village
Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to the Lyndon B.
Taylor Lake Village
Village
Taylor Lake Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2020 U.S. census. Taylor Lake Village is situated 2 miles northeast of Building 261.
Clear Lake
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Clear Lake is a district of Houston. 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.
Building 261
- Type: Building
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.56212° or 29° 33′ 44″ northLongitude
-95.0812° or 95° 4′ 52″ westOpen location code
76X6HW69+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 53292686OpenStreetMap feature
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