Building 21
Building 21 is a building in Harris County, Texas. Building 21 is situated nearby to the building Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, as well as near the historic site Little Joe II Rocket.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johnson Space Center and Space Shuttle Independence.
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 1,700 feet north of Building 21.
Space Shuttle Independence
Photo: Alexrudd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer, is a full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle. It was built by Guard-Lee in Apopka, Florida, installed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993, and moved to Space Center Houston in 2012. Space Shuttle Independence is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Building 21.
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 1,100 feet east of Building 21.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Clear Lake.
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.
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.
Webster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Webster is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in Harris County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Its population was 12,499 at the 2020 U.S. census.
Building 21
- Type: Building
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.5584° or 29° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
-95.09201° or 95° 5′ 31″ westLevels
2Open location code
76X6HW55+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 555230596OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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