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From: grimm@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Keith A. Grimm)
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Subject: Re: Visiting Johnson Space Center - What's the status now?
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Date: 17 May 91 18:04:54 GMT
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In article <2057@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>, p257shu@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Susanne Huettemeister) writes:
|> We ( seven couragous amateur astronomers from Bonn, Germany) will be
|> in Houston on June 15th (Saturday) on our way to Mexico, where we
|> plan to observe the upcoming total solar eclipse.
|> 
|> While in Houston, we want to visit the Johnson Space Center.
|> 
|> Our question is: What can the "average" visitor (that is: without
|> a special appointment or personal contacts) see?
|> During the Gulf War, some people posted statements saying that visitors
|> weren't allow to proceed very far, let alone see something 
|> interesting. But even then there were quite a few contradictions 
|> between different people.
|> So, does anybody out there in Netland know what the current status
|> is, now that the world is (sort of) peaceful again?
|> 
|> Please post or E-mail your replies! 
|> 
|> Thanks very much,
|> 
|> Susanne Huettemeister, Daniel Fischer and five others without access to
|> the net

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Go to the main gate.  There is a Wendys restaurant across the street.  The guard there will direct you to the visitors center.  From the visitors center you can take a walking tour.  It takes you to some of the shuttle training mockups, mission control(you will have to get a ticket for here in the visitors center, but they are free), you can see moon rocks in the lab where they are still doing research on them, and a few other places.  Wear comfortable walking shoes!  You will cover about 2-3 miles on this









 tour.  It is self guided.  Then there is the rocket park where there is a Saturn V and a couple others.  Plan to spend the afternoon.  It can take that long.  It is worth the trip.  I work here and I still do the tourist thing about once a year.

Have a good trip!!!