p515dfi@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Daniel Fischer) (02/05/91)
Did the Gulf Crisis affect the access of foreign (touristic) visitors to the Johnson Space Center? We would like to look around there on (Saturday) June 15th this year: could someone advise us on whether we would be admitted at all, which parts of JSC would be accessible, and also which public transport from the airport (IAH) or Houston proper exists to JSC? Thanks for help from p515dfi@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Daniel Fischer
Nanook@psycho.fidonet.org (Keith Dickinson) (02/07/91)
In a message posted by Daniel Fischer at 1:3610/75.0 on 05 Feb 91 you said: > > Did the Gulf Crisis affect the access of foreign (touristic) visitors to > the Johnson Space Center? We would like to look around there on (Saturday) > June 15th this year: could someone advise us on whether we would > be admitted at all, which parts of JSC would be accessible, and also > which public transport from the airport (IAH) or Houston proper exists > to JSC? At this point in time, foreign visitors have complete access to the "Space Port Visitors Information Center" and the standard tours. Be aware that security has been heightened in reguards to monitoring the tours, though there are no restrictions that I know of. Just don't be caught inside the base without a badge if you aren't on a bus! Keith -- Fidonet : 1:3610/75.0 | psycho is a FREE gateway Internet: nanook@Psycho.Fidonet.Org | for Fidonet. For more or : nanook@f3610.n75.z1.fidonet.org | information on how to UUCP : mlb.semi.harris.com!psycho!nanook | send/recieve mail write USnail : 2769 Kingdom Ave. Melbourne Fl. 32934 | to psycho!nanook.
dcn@cbnewsd.att.com (david.c.newkirk) (02/12/91)
I just visited the Johnson Space Center (Feb. 9th) and none of the more interesting buildings were open. Visitors were restricted to the museum building, the cafeteria/shop building, and the rocket park area. Since the museum is fairly small, there's not much to see. I recommend waiting until the security restrictions are lifted. You would see more at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. -- Dave Newkirk, att!ihlpm!dcn
phil@eecs.nwu.edu (William LeFebvre) (02/13/91)
In article <3338.27B0AC61@psycho.fidonet.org>, Nanook@psycho.fidonet.org (Keith Dickinson) writes: |> In a message posted by Daniel Fischer at 1:3610/75.0 on 05 Feb 91 you said: |> > |> > Did the Gulf Crisis affect the access of foreign (touristic) visitors to |> > the Johnson Space Center?... |> At this point in time, foreign visitors have complete access to the |> "Space Port Visitors Information Center" and the standard tours.... |> Just don't be caught inside the base without a badge if you aren't on |> a bus! Uhhh..... Isn't Space Port at KSC? The original poster was asking about JSC (the one in Houston). Last time I was there, they didn't use busses for their tours. :-) Seriously, I have heard (and it was just confirmed by a poster here) that all the interesting stuff at JSC is closed to visitors. This would be Mission Control in building 30, the shuttle mockups in building 9A, and the skylab exhibit in building 5. Although the stuff in building 2 (the museum) is interesting, it probably isn't worth making a special trip for. Although they do show some interesting movies in the auditorium. I don't know what I'd do if my wife was still working there. It was not uncommon for me (back in 1988-1989) to walk up to building 4, knock on her office window (first floor office), and meet her at the side door, all without being badged. At the time this was perfectly acceptable: visitors were allowed to walk around the outside areas freely. Nowadays security would probably kick me off-site if not arrest me. Sigh...... William LeFebvre Computing Facilities Manager and Analyst Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University <phil@eecs.nwu.edu>