Houston Johnson Space Center Aug 21 8/26/21

This working facility outside Houston contains a museum of past NASA missions, several vintage and contemporary vehicles on display, and a mockup workshop that duplicates operational vehicles so that problems in space can be worked out from the ground.
0001 HOUSTON - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
1 HOUSTON - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
0002 A Shuttle carrier aircraft, with Shuttle prototype. This 747 mod has larger engines and special winglets to carry the load
2 A Shuttle carrier aircraft, with Shuttle prototype. This 747 mod has larger engines and special winglets to carry the load
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0004 Shuttle silica tiles that absorb the heat of re-entry
4 Shuttle silica tiles that absorb the heat of re-entry
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0008 The carry record of this single-purpose aircraftis detailed in full
8 The carry record of this single-purpose aircraftis detailed in full
0009 In the museum building: Moon rocks, with sectioned surfaces to show composition
9 In the museum building: Moon rocks, with sectioned surfaces to show composition
0010 The Apollo-Soyuz mission, first linkup of spacecraft built by different national systems
10 The Apollo-Soyuz mission, first linkup of spacecraft built by different national systems
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0014 A SpaceX F9 first stage, flown twice
14 A SpaceX F9 first stage, flown twice
0015 These large fins fold down at landing to stabilize the vehicle
15 These large fins fold down at landing to stabilize the vehicle
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0017 The grid fins at the rear unfold at booster apogee, to slow the stage down and keep it upright during re-entry
17 The grid fins at the rear unfold at booster apogee, to slow the stage down and keep it upright during re-entry
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