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Houston, TX: A guide to the JSC & Sugarland Area

12/21/2015

 
Texas is pretty flat. Houston is kind of like any other major city-- full of freeway interchanges, toll roads, and skyscrapers.

I however, didn't spend that much time in the city. 

I did spend a bunch of time in Sugarland (where one of my friends grew up) and at the Johnson Space Center (because, well, I figured it was worth going more than once.

A closer look at the Johnson Space Center (JSC)

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A new exhibit they're constructing-- it's supposed to be finished by early 2016.
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One of the tours you can hop on takes you to mission control. Unfortunately you only get to see a video feed of the newer mission control used for the space station, but there is at least the original apollo mission control (complete with ashtrays built into the seats)
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Their other tour brings you to the astronaut training facility. Really impressive! (Also if you're a FIRST FRC veteran you'll probably appreciate the Robonauts' facility....)
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Nicely restored Saturn V rocket. I can't really describe how large this thing is! It's amazing.

Food.

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Yelp helped us find this place-- a mini container in a parking lot. It wasn't bad (though the potato salad was more like mashed potatoes that tasted like potato salad). BBQ is a must :)
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You can't go wrong with this.
The food was pretty decent. I think they had the option of pho or ramen and a bunch of various Asian side dishes. I'd definitely go here again if I was back in Sugarland....

Ky Ans Kitchen- ​11134 TX-6, Sugar Land, TX 77498

    Adela Wee

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