2101 NASA Pkwy
Houston, TX , 77058 Phone: (281) 244-2100 Website The Space Center Houston (Was Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human space flight training, research and flight control. The center consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1,620 acres in Houston. Johnson Space Center is home to the United States astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. It is often popularly referred to by its central function, "Mission Control".
The Operating Hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
All machines require admission to access. Pennies converted to $1 Pre-loaded Zinc machines..
Machine 2: Designs are:
1) (H) International Space Station "Space Center-Houston"
2) (H) Hubble Telescope "Space Center-Houston"
3) (V) Astronaut in suit "Space Center-Houston"
4) (V) Shuttle take-off "Space Center-Houston"
Machine 5 - (2013): Designs are:
1) (H) Saturn 5,
2) (V) Space Shuttle taking off.
3) (V) Orion.
4) (H) Apollo Space Capsule
Machine 6: (2016): Designs are:
1) NASA logo,
2) Space Shuttle,
3) Shuttle carrier aircraft,
4) Mars Rover
Rear- All have the Space Center logo on the back.
Token Machine 1: (2019) designs are:
1) 'International Space Station', flying over Earth,
2) 'Space Shuttle', landed,
3) 'Astronaut floating in space,
4) 'The Saturn 'V' Experience',
All have the Space Center logo on the back.
Token Machine 2: (2019) Space Traders Gift Shop,
1) 'Endeavor', on launch pad,
2) 'Apollo 11, First Lunar Landing 1969-2019, Station over Earth,
3) 'Independence', Shuttle on top of 747,
4) 'Mission Mars', spacecraft over Mars,
Retired machines or designs:
Retired 1: 1) Lunar lander, 2) Space Station, 3) Shuttle ready for launch.
Retired 3: Designs are: 1) (V) Two astronauts "Johnson Space Center, Houston TX", 2) (V) Nasa logo "Johnson Space Center, Houston TX", 3) (V) Shuttle launch "Space Center Houston", 4) (V) Earth "Space Center Houston Texas"
Retired 4: QUARTER Machine, all say "Space Center Houston": 1) (V) Apollo program logo, 2) (H) "The Eagle has landed", 3) (H) Space Shuttle blasting off, 4) (V) Space Shuttle landing
Retired Quarter: 1) Shuttle on top of 747.
7/13: Pennycollector machine installed here.
8/23: All machines are back. Pennies converted to $1 Pre-loaded Zinc machines. Designs are the same.
7/24/2024 all penny machines take both card or dollar bills.
Machine 2 in the food court next to soda machines.
Machine 5 located in the arcade area.
Machine 6 located at the front of the main gift shop |
