Celebrate 2023 Open House and Eclipse Viewing at Johnson

2023-08-25

NASA’s Johnson Space Center will open its gates to the public Saturday, Oct. 14, celebrating NASA’s 65th anniversary, the International Space Station’s 25^th anniversary and the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon.

During the open house, visitors will get a free, behind-the-scenes look at some of the agency’s most historic accomplishments, and the exciting work happening right now as NASA returns to the Moon and travels to Mars. The incoming gate will open at 9 a.m. and close at 2:30 p.m. Visitors will be allowed to remain onsite until 3 p.m.

Visitors will have access to a variety of exhibits and hardware, ranging from Moon rocks collected during the Apollo missions, to full-size mockups of the International Space Station, NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Gateway lunar space station. Guests also will have opportunities to meet astronauts and learn more about how human spaceflight missions are managed from Mission Control, Houston.

Guests may also take advantage of an exciting opportunity to view an annular eclipse — also known as a “ring of fire” eclipse — of the Sun. We will provide free glasses that will allow guests to view the eclipse safely. We will also have a subject matter expert discuss the eclipse.

Learn more about Open House here!

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This illustration depicts a rare alignment of the Sun and Moon casting a shadow on Earth. Credits: NASA — *This illustration depicts a rare alignment of the Sun and Moon casting a shadow on Earth. Credit: NASA*

If you are interested in volunteering for the JSC Open House, please sign up here. For questions about volunteering, please contact Jessica Cordero.

Visitors are welcomed year-round through Johnson’s official visitor center, Space Center Houston, which provides tram tours and visits inside a number of key facilities. However, this open house will allow visitors to have access to several locations not accessible during visitor center tours.