NASA’s Johnson Space Center at 2101 E. NASA Parkway, Houston, is celebrating its 60th anniversary all this year. On Sept. 19, 1961, NASA announced the Manned Spacecraft Center would be built near Houston. Construction of the Mission Control Center began in late 1962, and the facility officially opened its doors in September 1963. The center is responsible for astronaut training, communication with the International Space Station and missions to space, has a mockup of the ISS, and more. The space center was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1973. www.nasa.gov