Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is an aircraft in Harris County, Texas. Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is situated nearby to Shuttle Independence, as well as near the historic site White Room.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Space Center Houston and Johnson Space Center.
Space Center Houston
Theme park
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Space Center Houston is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014. Space Center Houston is situated 360 feet south of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
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 mile northeast of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
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 3,600 feet northeast of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
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.
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: aircraft, museum, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.55211° or 29° 33′ 8″ northLongitude
-95.09721° or 95° 5′ 50″ westOpen location code
76X6HW23+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 894077621OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
historic=aircraftOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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