George Lucas Collection Hits Space Center Houston

May 20th, 2009

Space Center Houston exhibits staff along with Laela French, collections manager for LucasFilm Ltd, unveil iconic Star Wars artifacts which will be on display starting Friday as part of The Cinema of George Lucas Exhibit and the interactive Live the Adventure experience.

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“Space” Scrubs for a Cause

May 20th, 2009

Space Center Houston staff has decked out a pair of medical scrubs as a participant in MedVance Institute’s “Scrubs for a Cause” event. The decorated scrubs will be on display at the MedVance Institute one-year anniversary party on Thursday, May 21 located at 450 N. Sam Houston Parkway. The scrubs will be voted on by guests and the winning designers will bring home a $1,000 check for charity.Good luck to all of the participants!

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Space Center Houston Nominated for Nickelodeon Award!

May 14th, 2009
Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect, the online resource for parenting advice and community, is allowing parents to pick the best of their local communities with its Second Annual Parents’ Picks Awards. Space Center Houston is one of Houston’s nominees. Users can vote online for nominees May 15 until July 15, and ParentsConnect will announce the winners online on Aug. 17. The 2009 award winners will be featured on ParentsConnect throughout the year.
HOW TO VOTE: The Second Annual Parents’ Picks Awards will identify winners in 52 major U.S. cities. Categories include: best kids’ museum; best toy store; best playground/park; family restaurant; and many more. Users can vote for nominees online at http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks until July 15 to help determine which nominees are “top picks” in their city.
All Parents’ Picks businesses are nominated based on recommendations from ParentsConnect local city editors who live and work in the cities they cover, in conjunction with feedback from the ParentsConnect community. Users’ votes and rankings ultimately determine which venues are selected as winners in their respective categories.
PARENTSCONNECT BACKGROUND: Featuring the tagline “We’re not perfect, we’re parents,” Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect celebrates the reality of parenthood and make parents’ lives easier. Geared towards parents with kids of all ages, from newborns to teens, the site offers unique features like local events and resources; personalized profiles that help parents connect with each other; daily tips for all ages and stages; expert parenting advice; a weekly meal-planner for quick and healthy meals; and guest celebrity editorials. Each age-related section on the site provides users with daily content to help them through both large and smallparenting challenges.

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Champion Diver Wows Crowds for Spring Break

March 18th, 2009

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What Houston Looks Like From Space

February 5th, 2009

NASA’s Expedition 18 Crew aboard the International Space Station took this photo of Houston last night as it flew over the  JSC area around 6:55 p.m. This is what we look like from space!

Not only can the ISS see us, but we can see the ISS. If you didn’t catch the ISS last night, NASA has compiled a list of  upcoming ISS Houston flyover dates and times during the next week.

Grab your binoculars and you might see some of the solar panels attached to the International Space Station. And wave, the astronauts could be looking back at you!

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