Space Walkers

There Are Worse Places to Be Stuck than in Space, It Turns Out

The two stranded astronauts are keeping busy in orbit, and NASA has a plan to bring them home very soon.

02/10/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Ring of Fire

Everything You Need to Know about the Annular Solar Eclipse

Houston venues are hosting watch parties and distributing free safety glasses.

10/11/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Houston, We Have a Problem

How NASA Restored Its Historic Apollo Mission Control Center

The historic control center at the heart of the Apollo 11 moon landing was almost lost to neglect. Then a retired flight director got involved.

04/12/2023 By Melissa Dalton

PRESIDENTIAL

Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston—Watch Her First Speech

Harris spoke at the National Baptist Convention Thursday at the Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston.

09/08/2022 By Shelby Stewart

TV Recaps

Top Chef Episode 10 Recap: Dinner In Zero Gravity

The six chefs take their talents to space.

05/10/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Space City

Every Houstonian Needs to Visit THE INFINITE

Experience this immersive journey through space before it leaves Sawyer Yards on April 17.

03/22/2022 By Amarie Gipson

ART GUIDE

6 Essential Arts Memberships Every Houstonian Should Have

Support your vibrant art community.

01/17/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Reaching The Moon

NASA’s New Space Program Will Take the First Person of Color to the Moon

An uncrewed launch in November, involves putting a woman and the first person of color on the moon.

09/29/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Q & A

Meet The First Houstonian In Space

Walker is the work of science fiction.

09/20/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

NASA Herstory

Vanessa Wyche Named New Director of Johnson Space Center

The NASA veteran makes history as the first Black woman to lead one of the space agency’s centers.

07/13/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Liftoff

A.D. Players at the George Launches Apollo 8

The first play in the company's 2021 Metzler New Works Festival showcases awe and triumph.

04/30/2021 By Holly Beretto

“The Success Failure” in bronze

ICYMI: Several Famous Astronauts Had a Houston Homecoming This Month

Space Center Houston has a new statue depicting Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack Swigert for the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 13 Mission.

04/29/2021 By Rebekah Kibodeaux

Houston, we’ve had a problem

Can You Survive Space in This Apollo 13-Themed Escape Room?

Escape It Houston’s newest astronautical adventure drops you into NASA’s most catastrophic mission.

04/09/2021 By Raven Wuebker

Perfect Party

Spring's Perfect Party: The We're Doing All Right Edition

Let's hand out some mask party favors at our socially distanced hootenanny to some of our dream guests.

03/31/2021 By Dianna Wray

Houston, we don't have a problem on Mars

In Case You Missed It: NASA Landed the Perseverance Rover on Mars Yesterday

While Houston has been dealing with continuing fallout from a historic winter storm, NASA toughed down on the red planet, and sent back the pics to prove it.

02/19/2021 By Dianna Wray

Houston, We Have ... a Spaceport?

Houston's Spaceport to Become Axiom's Home for Constructing Its Commercial Space Station

Pending City Council approval, the commercial space company will make Ellington Airport its official headquarters.

12/23/2020 By Dianna Wray

Eyes on the sky

Look Up at the "Christmas Star" Tonight

The alignment of Jupiter and Saturn will be visible about an hour after sundown tonight.

12/21/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Will they get mars bars?

Update: First U.S. Commercial Spacecraft, “Resilience,” to Launch November 14

The historic launch will inaugurate a new era in ISS operations, 20 years after the first mission left Earth’s orbit.

10/27/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Some good news

Johnson Space Center Scientist, Detained for Years in Turkey, Is Back on U.S. Soil

Former NASA physicist Serkan Golge and his family have finally been allowed to leave Turkey.

07/02/2020 By Dianna Wray

To Infinity and Beyond

History Is On Hold As Weather Delays the SpaceX Launch

The history-making mission will also be the first time a private company has sent humans into space.

05/25/2020 By Emma Schkloven