Space Center Houston is the official visitors' center for NASA ' s Johnson Space Center. This was മിഷൻ കൺട്രോൾ പല കാര്യമായ space വിമാനങ്ങള് since the 1960s, including the first moon landing. ഇന്ന്, visitors can take a tour of the grounds and learn about life in space. It ' s the number one tourist destination in Houston. The Johnson Space Center was originally called the Center for Human Spaceflight, and later known as Mission Control. It was built in 1961 as part of President John F. Kennedy 's goal to get a man on the moon by the end of the '' 60. നാസ used it as a center for research and astronaut പരിശീലനം. സമയത്ത് വിമാനങ്ങള് ഉൾപ്പെടെ, ചരിത്ര moon landing, the center also served as ground control. "Houston, the eagle has landed" were the first words spoken on the moon. കേന്ദ്രം ഇപ്പോഴും plays a central role for നാസ പോലെ Mission Control and the training ground for the United States Astronaut Corps.