Super Bowl Pitch

Houston, the Super Bowl has Landed

One of the top 10 plays during Super Bowl LI is Space Center Houston, the nonproﬁt science and space learning center. Begin your journey by exploring future deep space exploration missions at the new Mars planetary exhibit. Eat astronaut ice cream aboard the International Space Station replica, stand inside the full-size Skylab trainer that was used for astronaut training and touch an actual moon rock. Land at the brand new Independence Plaza international landmark, the only place in the world where you can enter a space shuttle resting on top of a giant Boeing 747. Houston’s No. 1 international tourist destination Space Center Houston, the Ofﬁcial Visitor Center of Johnson Space Center, offers guests more than 400 things to see and do while in town celebrating Super Bowl LI.

Super Bowl feature and standup opportunities:

• Walk inside the full-scale shuttle replica Independence to see the cockpit and living quarters for an astronaut. • Take a VIP tour for a behind-the-scenes look at NASA. • Discover living in space on the International Space Station mockup. • Explore deep space exploration with the new interactive multi-media Mars exhibit. • Feel one of only eight lunar touchstones in the world. • Stand beside the Apollo 17 spacecraft that was the ﬁnal mission to land on the moon. • Gaze out over the wing of a giant plane or stand on the eight-story tower overlooking two giant vehicles.

Space Center Houston brings you and thousands of football fans from all over the world together to experience interactive exhibits and an extensive space collection as we liftoff to the Super Bowl LI kickoff. Board the tram tour to see the astronaut training facility or the historic Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center. Discover life aboard the International Space Station replica, taste astronaut ice cream and learn about the day-to-day activities of astronauts. Walk through a shuttle replica and shuttle carrier aircraft at the one-of-a-kind Independence Plaza and learn about the legacy of the space shuttle era. Trace the ﬁnal steps of astronauts on Earth before blast off as you walk through the Orbiter Access Arm and the White Room. Astronaut Fridays bring a special astronaut guest to the center every week for you to meet and even enjoy a decadent meal at Lunch with an Astronaut.

Possible interview opportunities: • Former astronauts • Hear the latest NASA mission updates from a Space Center Houston mission brieﬁng ofﬁcer • International guests of all ages • A Space Center Houston exhibit curator and space historian

Contact Meridyth Moore, Public Relations Specialist, (281) 244-2139, [email protected]

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