The story
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Why it matters
Johnson Space Center is home to NASA's astronaut training and Mission Control. Space Center Houston displays spacecraft and offers tram tours onto the NASA campus.
Why it may matter to you
"Houston" became famous worldwide as the first word spoken from the Moon. The center shows how teamwork and public investment made spaceflight possible.
The fuller story
Many people who supported early missions — including Black women mathematicians — received little public credit at the time.