HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is
heading back to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for Space Day, a celebration
highlighting achievements in human space exploration throughout
Texas.
The day-long schedule of events and exhibits focusing on
exploration, astronauts and science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM) education will include astronaut visits, interactive
exhibits and legislative proclamations.
NASA's Johnson Space Center will take over the Capitol
ground-floor rotunda from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CST Tuesday, and share its accomplishments and those of its
academic and commercial partners from across the state, as together
we explore the solar system and expand humanity's frontier in
space.
Exhibits will feature Johnson's Office of STEM Engagement's High
School Aerospace Scholars program, the International Space Station
orbital laboratory, the Commercial Crew Program on the cusp of
sending American astronauts back to space from American soil and
the Orion spacecraft being developed for deep space missions.
Interactive events will feature NASA STEM engagement programs, a
virtual reality experience showcasing Boeing's Starliner
spacecraft, a future lunar lander prototype from Intuitive
Machines, and more.
At 10 and 11 a.m., proclamations
celebrating NASA's 20th anniversary of the
International Space Station, the 20th anniversary of
High School Aerospace Scholars, and the
50th anniversary of humanity's first visit to the
Moon will be read in the Texas House and Senate chambers
respectively. From noon to 1 p.m., Astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson
will give a presentation about living and working in space and sign
autographs.
NASA's impact in Texas is
strong. Johnson Space Center in Houston has served as the iconic site for some
of the greatest moments in American history, from landing humans on
the Moon to assembling the International Space Station.
For nearly 60 years, NASA has led the world in human space
exploration. Today, it is pushing forward to the Moon. NASA's
workforce in Texas includes more
than 10,000 aerospace employees and more than $2 billion in contracts and federal salaries in
2018.
Follow NASA's astronauts on social media at:
https://www.twitter.com/NASA_astronauts
To learn more about Johnson Space Center and its
impact in Texas, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/johnson
To learn more about the NASA High School
Aerospace Scholars program, visit:
http://has.aerospacescholars.org
For more information about NASA, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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