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We Truly Do Live in a Spaced City

What, No South Fondren?

Saturday Afternoon: Bay Area Rally at Space Center Houston

George Lucas Comes To Space Center Houston, Sorta

Photo courtesy Space Center HoustonScience fact and science fiction come face-to-face at the "Cinema of George Lucas" and "Live the Adventure" exhibits currently at Space Center Houston. Comprised of  the personal memorabilia of filmmaker George Lucas (much of it never seen before in public), a ... More >>

Ike's Effects Reach Into Space

Photo courtesy Space Center HoustonScience fact and science fiction come face-to-face at the "Cinema of George Lucas" and "Live the Adventure" exhibits currently at Space Center Houston. Comprised of  the personal memorabilia of filmmaker George Lucas (much of it never seen before in public), a ... More >>

Science Friction

Architect Constance Adams designed an inflatable house that could take American astronauts to Mars. NASA wants to build it, but Congress keeps bursting the bubble.

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Architect Constance Adams designed an inflatable house that could take American astronauts to Mars. NASA wants to build it, but Congress keeps bursting the bubble.

The Cloud Over Lightning Strike

Did the U.S. government spend $2 million just to nail little guys like David Proctor?

Struck Twice

David Proctor says he's getting a stiff sentence for speaking out

Last Strike?

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

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The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

Letters

The FBI's NASA sting operation may finally be headed to court

Reverse Sting

A Lightning Strike target turns the tape on the FBI

Beat the Heat!

1996 Summer Guide

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1996 Summer Guide

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1996 Summer Guide

The X(erox) Files

Erin O'Shey and her friends thought the truth needed to be out there

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Erin O'Shey and her friends thought the truth needed to be out there

Rocket Men

Two starry-eyed entrepreneurs shoot for the moon -- or at least for suborbital space

Night & Day

June 18 - 24, 1998

Night & Day

July 2 - 8, 1998

Space Odyssey

Tom Moser wants to put Texas on the map as a commercial launch pad for cargo-carrying rockets

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

Night & Day

June 24 - 30, 1999

Ballunar Liftoff Festival

NASA hosts 100-plus hot air balloons

We Know What You Should Do This Summer

Your guide to beaches, water parks, day trips, festivals and more

Not Rocket Science

NASA can get political -- for Tom DeLay

The Real Ramona

A book character springs to life

Coming Down

A "routine" shuttle descent winds up stunning Space City

Coming Down

A "routine" shuttle descent winds up stunning Space City

A-cute Sexism

Plus: Firefighters to the Rescue, Shut Her Up, Hair-ied Reporters

Space Center & Me

Or, how I learned to stop caring and accept the dumb

RV Xmas

In which our intrepid reporter goes searching for the heart of America on a trailer pad. And finds disappointment, isolation, kindness and a great way to cook himself a turkey.

Weary of the Wows

A Houston junket and the jaded of Hollywood

NASA Gets Weird

A Houston junket and the jaded of Hollywood

"From Rice Fields to Rockets: JSC in Houston's Bay Area, the Journey in Sights and Sounds"

Explore life living next door to astronauts

House of Enchiladas

​Deep in Friendswood (it isn't that far away, people) is an establishment that has ballooned into an enchilada institution. It's called La Casita (18043 County Rd. 127), and Tom Hanks ate here during the filming of Apollo 13 at Space Center Houston. It's also the local dive of a recent Bachelo ... More >>

There's Absolutely Nothing That Could Possibly Go Wrong With NASA's New Human-Looking Robot

Photo by General Motors​NASA and General Motors have announced a new space robot, called Robonaut 2, or R2 for short (The name "Desperately Hoping to be Relevant via Outdated Pop Culture References," or RHROPCR, was apparently rejected for being too long.)"Our challenge today is to build machines ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup: 77056-77063

​We're forging ahead here on Health Department Roundup, trekking through the city's zip codes one by one. If you live, work or, more importantly, eat in 77056-77063 (mainly an area just west of the Loop and a few pockets near Aldine, the Johnson Space Center and Hobby Airport), this is your he ... More >>

The Five Most Overrated Houston Attractions

Let's be honest, there's one main reason visitors come to Houston -- to visit relatives. Or, if they're from the hinterlands of Texas, to see a major league baseball game (sorry, you'll have to settle for the Astros) or the rodeo.But Houston, like every other city, has to sell itself as a tourist de ... More >>

Tweet, Tweet

Readers resppond to "The Twitterverse."

Don't Believe the Hype

Houston's Most Overrated Attractions

Unidentified Male, 22, Bayou Body Count No. 160

No charges filed in deadly shooting​An argument turned fatal in a neighborhood near the Johnson Space Center Sunday morning.An unidentified male went to a home in the 1900 block of Richvale about 9:40 a.m. to "confront" several people "about an earlier disturbance," police say.The man, whose ident ... More >>

SpaceCenter Houston's Rocket Park Fills In A Missing Piece

Photo via CollectSpaceThe Gemini-Titan, ready for refurbishing​Last week, with little fanfare, a truck rolled up to the Johnson Space Center with a unique cargo.It was a replica of a Gemini-Titan rocket with capsule, and it means SpaceCenter's Rocket Park will fill in a missing piece of JSC histor ... More >>

Retired Space Shuttles: Will Houston Get Shut Out?

A space shuttle on display​Discovery has landed safely, ending its last mission of a long and fruitful career. It's expected to spend its retirement at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum branch in Virginia. Two other space shuttles are retiring this year -- the Endeavour and Atlantis -- and 2 ... More >>

Summer Sports Slam

A space shuttle on display​Discovery has landed safely, ending its last mission of a long and fruitful career. It's expected to spend its retirement at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum branch in Virginia. Two other space shuttles are retiring this year -- the Endeavour and Atlantis -- and 2 ... More >>