Calling all Facebook fans! We want to give you the chance to win 5 entire years of FREE admission to SCH to celebrate NASA’s 50th Anniversary! All you have to do is become a fan of our new Facebook page, then simply Email us at blog@spacecenter.org with the subject line “Fan Contest”, along with your contact information for the chance to win FREE ADMISSION to Space Center Houston for 5 whole years! One month from now on Feb. 28th, 2009, we will hold a drawing and announce the winner of the Grand Prize!

The Grand Prize will include 5 annual memberships to SCH that you can redeem for yourself,or,share with your family and friends.That’s five full years of most incredible fun in the galaxy! Package also includes an official NASA 50th Anniversary T-Shirt for the winner!

Good luck to everyone!!

*Please check here for complete contest rules.

Space Center Houston’s H.O.T. program sets the standard for summer fun. Half-off tickets for all!!

It’s going to be an unbelievable summer at SCH!!

(above: STS-123 crew take a break to take a group shot aboard the ISS)

The astronauts from NASA’s Space Shuttle mission STS-123 were honored April 30 at Space Center Houston in a de-briefing open to the public. Family, friends and space enthusiasts watched highlights from the mission from launch to landing. STS-123 set a record for a shuttle’s longest stay at the International Space Station with 15 days, 18 hours, 12 minutes an 27 seconds. After awards and a slideshow of out-of-this-world images, the astronauts signed autographs for smiling space fans. Welcome home guys!

(below: Astronauts sign autographs for fans at Space Center Houston)

TRIVIA: How many more Space Shuttle flights remain until the Shuttle is retired in 2010?