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The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Monday, November 2, 2026

NASA Space Center in Houston Opened Mission Control Room Exhibit in 2019

Jerome Campbell discussed visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, noting that in 2019 the center opened an exhibit featuring the restored historic NASA Mission Control Room used during Apollo missions.

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“In 2019, the Space Center opened the NASA Mission Control Room. This was where a lot of space, on the ground observation of the space missions were being held from Apollo 11, the first moon landing.”
Jerome Campbell
Heard on The Atlas Obscura Podcast — “Going to Bat for Our Favorite Home State Places”, published Monday, November 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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NASA Space Center in Houston Opened Mission Control Room Exhibit in 2019 — Heardvine