National Register of Historic Places
Apollo Mission Control Center
Apollo Mission Control Center is a historic place in Houston, Harris County, Texas, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 85002815.
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Apollo Mission Control Center
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About this place
What is Apollo Mission Control Center?
NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, also known by its radio callsign, Houston, is the facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the Artemis missions to the moon. The center is in Building 30 at the Johnson Space Center and is named after Christopher C. Kraft Jr., a NASA engineer and manager who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control operation, and was the first Flight Director.
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Listing details
- Name
- Apollo Mission Control Center
- City
- Houston
- County
- Harris County
- State
- Texas
- Listed on the National Register
- October 3, 1985
- NRIS reference number
- 85002815
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 29.55831, -95.08866
When was Apollo Mission Control Center listed on the National Register?
Apollo Mission Control Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.
Where is Apollo Mission Control Center located?
Apollo Mission Control Center is located in Houston, Harris County, Texas at approximately 29.55831, -95.08866. See the map above.
Is Apollo Mission Control Center a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Apollo Mission Control Center is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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