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Cape Canaveral may be where rockets and shuttles launch, but the trip planning and
astronaut training take place outside Houston in Clear Lake. The Johnson Space Center's
official visitor center and museum, Space Center Houston (
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, lets you learn about
NASA's history through films and exhibits, and then try your hand at key astronaut skills.
A tram tour leads you through some of the actual working parts of the complex, including
space-walk labs and the original mission control. Upgrade your tour and you can even eat
with the astronauts.
