Shuttle Independence
Shuttle Independence is a museum in Harris County, Texas. Shuttle Independence is situated nearby to Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, 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 340 feet south of 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 mile northeast of Shuttle Independence.
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 Independence.
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 Independence
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.55205° or 29° 33′ 7″ northLongitude
-95.09721° or 95° 5′ 50″ westOpen location code
76X6HW23+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 894077622OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Shuttle Independence” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “独立号航天飞机”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and White Room.
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