{"id":8752,"date":"2016-01-19T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?page_id=8752"},"modified":"2022-09-22T01:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T01:14:58","slug":"independence-plaza-media-photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/news-center\/digital-assets\/independence-plaza-media-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Plaza Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8752\" class=\"elementor elementor-8752\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e6d378 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e6d378\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b873acc\" data-id=\"b873acc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fcb02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"d6fcb02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"57166\" class=\"elementor elementor-57166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-113c5937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"113c5937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db155c4\" data-id=\"4db155c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38af8d97\" data-id=\"38af8d97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-146bbcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"146bbcb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72a8449\" data-id=\"72a8449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a9670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5a9670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High-resolution photos of Space Center Houston are available for editorial use by journalists. Please credit our center with this tagline: Photo courtesy of Space Center Houston.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/news-center\/digital-assets\">News Center Albums<\/a> \u00bb Independence Plaza Photos<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76fc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76fc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Interactive Exhibits<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2765ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2765ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4cb637\" data-id=\"a4cb637\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b32b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b32b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0384-MED1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0384-MED1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-57428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0384-MED1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0384-MED1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0384-MED1-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b44c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b44c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visitors Marisa Garcia and Kevin Tamez of San Antonio, Texas, have fun learning how wind affects the load of the shuttle when mounted on top of the shuttle carrier aircraft in the interacitve wind tunnel display inside Space Center Houston&#8217;s newest exhibit Independence Plaza.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0cc08\" data-id=\"8d0cc08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca9b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ca9b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747-interior-Z3C_0416-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747-interior-Z3C_0416-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747-interior-Z3C_0416-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747-interior-Z3C_0416-MED-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747-interior-Z3C_0416-MED-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea65a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea65a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guests interact with one of seven hands-on exhibits inside the historic shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA) NASA 905. This exhibit demonstrates the challenges NASA overcame to get the SCA and shuttles off the ground by allowing guests to practice mating and de-mating the two in a scale model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-879a4bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"879a4bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e9f1d5\" data-id=\"7e9f1d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1c150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a1c150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutle-interior-Z3C_0467-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutle-interior-Z3C_0467-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutle-interior-Z3C_0467-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutle-interior-Z3C_0467-MED-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutle-interior-Z3C_0467-MED-768x729.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a86fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a86fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guests touring the payload bay of the shuttle replica Independence admire an actual flown artifact from STS-49, a satellite rescue mission in which three people from the same spacecraft walked in space at the same time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e499689\" data-id=\"e499689\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f960f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f960f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-interior-Z3C_0517-MED1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-interior-Z3C_0517-MED1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-interior-Z3C_0517-MED1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-interior-Z3C_0517-MED1-300x261.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-interior-Z3C_0517-MED1-768x668.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d593f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d593f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visitors Odel Thomas of Houston, Texas, and Gayland Garcia of Amityville, New York, look through the airlock from the mid-deck of the shuttle replica Independence which is part of the nonprofit Space Center Houston&#8217;s newest exhibit, Independence Plaza. See where a shuttle would dock with the International Space Station and learn about the legacy of the Space Shuttle Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce7372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce7372\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ad0809\" data-id=\"3ad0809\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e013b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e013b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids1-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids1-768x541.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d303921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d303921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students from Uckfield Community Technology College in the United Kingdom and Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men in Houston interact with one of seven hands-on exhibits inside the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905. This exhibit demonstrates demonstrates one of many challenges NASA overcame to get the shuttle carrier aircraft and shuttle off the ground and allows guests to practice mating and de-mating the two in a scale model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4e5bd\" data-id=\"da4e5bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ec3dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3ec3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids-Z3C_0664-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids-Z3C_0664-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids-Z3C_0664-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids-Z3C_0664-MED-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kids-Z3C_0664-MED-768x468.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1017a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee1017a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students from Uckfield Community Technology College in the United Kingdom and Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men in Houston watch a short video celebrating the Space Shuttle Program inside the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0a52cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0a52cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ab416\" data-id=\"39ab416\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1307b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1307b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0341-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0341-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0341-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0341-MED-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/interior747-Z3C_0341-MED-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f836ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f836ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Independence Plaza opens Jan. 23, guests will be able to tour the inside of the massive shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905. The exhibits inside walk guests through the Space Shuttle Program and the history of the shuttle carrier aircraft project including NASA 905s history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2143eb9\" data-id=\"2143eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f492e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f492e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Complex Exterior<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b63874 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b63874\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a113ebc\" data-id=\"a113ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90bd5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90bd5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-1024x658.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-768x493.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-1536x987.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0198-MED-2048x1315.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964b434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"964b434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new international landmark Independence Plaza is now boarding. It is the world\u2019s only shuttle replica mounted on a shuttle carrier aircraft and the only place where visitors can enter both vehicles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-786462f\" data-id=\"786462f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3666a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd3666a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0262-MED1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0262-MED1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0262-MED1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0262-MED1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0262-MED1-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecb15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ecb15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new international landmark Independence Plaza is now boarding. It is the world\u2019s only shuttle replica mounted on a shuttle carrier aircraft and the only place where visitors can enter both vehicles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ac969a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ac969a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c77ee14\" data-id=\"c77ee14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da48df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da48df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747exterior-Z3C_0006-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747exterior-Z3C_0006-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747exterior-Z3C_0006-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747exterior-Z3C_0006-MED-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/747exterior-Z3C_0006-MED-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b0941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b0941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visitors will see the number of ferry flights completed by the historic shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 printed on the exterior of the plane. NASA 905 completed a majority of the missions delivering NASA space shuttles to their final locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfcefa0\" data-id=\"cfcefa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8d492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b8d492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-close-up-Z3C_0051-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-close-up-Z3C_0051-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-close-up-Z3C_0051-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-close-up-Z3C_0051-MED-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle-close-up-Z3C_0051-MED-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e180e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e180e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only will guests see Space Center Houston&#8217;s newest international landmark when Independence Plaza opens Jan. 23, but also guests will see a prime example of NASA&#8217;s sense of humor. On the portion of the shuttle carrier aircraft that connects to space shuttles, guests will see a message printed in small blue and red lettering: &#8220;Attach orbiter here. Note: Black side down.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28ff78c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28ff78c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b807d4\" data-id=\"6b807d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8e147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c8e147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0001-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0001-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0001-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0001-MED-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0001-MED-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7eb574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7eb574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Independence Plaza steel tower takes visitors up an elevator and into both the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence and the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2521a\" data-id=\"1d2521a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d2161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7d2161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0096-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0096-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57472\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0096-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0096-MED-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0096-MED-768x430.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6fe38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6fe38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Independence Plaza steel tower is six stories tall. Connecting the shuttle carrier aircraft and shuttle replica to the tower required years of planning and innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c4b9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c4b9f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7c9802\" data-id=\"e7c9802\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8a483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d8a483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0003-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0003-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0003-MED.jpeg 659w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0003-MED-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b82cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1b82cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The nonprofit Space Center Houston opens the new international landmark Independence Plaza on Jan. 23. It is the world&#8217;s only shuttle replica mounted on a shuttle carrier aircraft and the only place where the public will be able to enter both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-151e7f1\" data-id=\"151e7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873e368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"873e368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0038-MED.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0038-MED.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57471\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0038-MED.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0038-MED-300x264.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shuttle747-Z3C_0038-MED-768x677.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5962bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5962bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Independence Plaza opens on Jan. 23, guests will be able to move freely around the grounds of Independence Plaza including underneath the shuttle carrier aircraft.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21275f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21275f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The making of Independence Plaza<\/strong><\/h3><h4>Grand Opening<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23577b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23577b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a988b4c\" data-id=\"a988b4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184b052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"184b052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b7e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b7e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Years in the making, the extraordinary day themed \u201cMission Accomplished\u201d welcomed visitors from all over the world to be a part of the historic opening of Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-267173a\" data-id=\"267173a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd8048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cd8048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b40ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b40ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richard Allen Jr., president and CEO for Space Center Houston, kicked off the opening remarks and spoke about the new Independence Plaza and how it will inspire children to think about a possible career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efbd3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efbd3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-043d006\" data-id=\"043d006\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d724f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40d724f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b14749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b14749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard presented the colors before a large crowd gathered for the grand opening complete with astronauts, skydivers and fireworks.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8f4410\" data-id=\"c8f4410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81f0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f81f0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-4.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c60569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c60569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors gazed at RE\/MAX skydivers carrying the American flag over the opening ceremony at Space Center Houston\u2019s Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac75b8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac75b8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b5f2f\" data-id=\"77b5f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bb5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31bb5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-5.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2835c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2835c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors gazed at RE\/MAX skydivers soaring through the sky over the opening ceremony at Space Center Houston\u2019s Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3236d5\" data-id=\"b3236d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86efe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b86efe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-6.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1840f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1840f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard presented the colors before a large crowd gathered for the grand opening complete with astronauts, skydivers and fireworks.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da5ffb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da5ffb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccec3f6\" data-id=\"ccec3f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9086a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9086a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-7.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851ddbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"851ddbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors gazed at RE\/MAX skydivers carrying the American flag over the opening ceremony at Space Center Houston\u2019s Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-124b1c0\" data-id=\"124b1c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e02ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7e02ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-8.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef1079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef1079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Space fans of all generations came out to watch the spectacular grand opening of Space Center Houston\u2019s Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71a420d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71a420d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc6a1f5\" data-id=\"bc6a1f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e26a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4e26a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-9.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6edc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6edc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Space fans of all generations came out to watch the spectacular grand opening of Space Center Houston\u2019s Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03cb455\" data-id=\"03cb455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7829f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7829f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-10.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a9fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a9fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">A dazzling fireworks show lit up the morning to mark the grand opening of the newest international landmark, Independence Plaza, presented by Boeing. Set around the magnificent new exhibit complex, the day kicked off with an exciting opening ceremony and a T-10 countdown to celebrate the monumental day.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc2e89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc2e89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ece7f4\" data-id=\"9ece7f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da197b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8da197b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IP_GrandOpening-11.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ea930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ea930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">A dazzling fireworks show with streamers and beautiful colors lit up the morning sky to mark the grand opening of the newest international landmark, Independence Plaza, presented by Boeing. Set around the magnificent new exhibit complex, the day kicked off with an exciting opening ceremony and a T-10 countdown to celebrate the monumental day.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a28ead7\" data-id=\"a28ead7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82429f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82429f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2019.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2019.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2019.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2019-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2019-768x635.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7791f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Many news media outlets covered the historic opening of the newest international landmark, Independence Plaza, presented by Boeing. The nonprofit transformed with a full day of activities, including RE\/MAX skydivers, astronauts and fireworks, to celebrate and honor America\u2019s space program.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffac8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffac8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a374cb2\" data-id=\"a374cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0860318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2006.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2006.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2006.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2006-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2006-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb1f482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors took their first steps inside the exhibit complex and entered both the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 and the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence on Jan. 23.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ad5b47\" data-id=\"8ad5b47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086f447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"086f447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_1965.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_1965.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_1965.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_1965-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_1965-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d781faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d781faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors came out to be a part of history as some of the first to go inside the shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 and the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4671ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4671ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cd5626\" data-id=\"9cd5626\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0e088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c0e088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2279.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2279.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2279.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2279-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2279-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1181712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1181712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The festivities continued throughout the day with activities for the whole family. Visitors had fun with hands-on space-related educational activities, met astronauts, watched a space movie and went inside Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62c7b5d\" data-id=\"62c7b5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1992d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1992d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2246.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2246.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2246.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2246-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2246-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34da369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34da369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Space fans of all generations came out to be a part of history as some of the first people to go inside Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c796b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c796b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de930f1\" data-id=\"de930f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49337e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49337e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2160.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2160.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2160.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2160-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2160-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667d49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667d49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Astronaut Ken Cameron and Frank Marlow, a former NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft pilot, talked about their roles in the Space Shuttle Program during a panel discussion at the grand opening Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce5a93c\" data-id=\"ce5a93c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdeb9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdeb9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2152updated.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2152updated.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2152updated.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2152updated-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2152updated-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74ee7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74ee7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">During three panel discussions, visitors gathered to hear about the rich history of the shuttle program and the exciting future of aerospace from the pioneers of human space exploration. Among the panelists were astronauts, a shuttle carrier aircraft pilot and leaders in aerospace.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc154f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc154f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18cd97b\" data-id=\"18cd97b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d59cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d59cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2138.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2138.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2138.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2138-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2138-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6143e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6143e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors took home the ultimate souvenir during astronaut autograph signings with Anne McClain, Ken Cameron and Jerry Ross as a part of the grand opening activities of Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e60d7df\" data-id=\"e60d7df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45067d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45067d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2125.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2125.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2125.png 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2125-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Z3C_2125-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda49c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda49c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors took home the ultimate souvenir during astronaut autograph signings with Anne McClain, Ken Cameron and Jerry Ross as a part of the grand opening activities of Independence Plaza presented by Boeing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b2c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b2c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Independence_grand_opening_photos.zip\">Download high resolution versions of the images below.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8d815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8d815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Construction of Independence Plaza<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-99c8e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99c8e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dfa318\" data-id=\"1dfa318\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811bba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"811bba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SteelTower1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SteelTower1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SteelTower1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SteelTower1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SteelTower1-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82eaa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82eaa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The steel tower takes visitors up an elevator and into both the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence and the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b70385\" data-id=\"2b70385\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0498e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0498e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_2814.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_2814.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_2814.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_2814-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_2814-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4de34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4de34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Specialized crews attached the engines to the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-467fe29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"467fe29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52dbadf\" data-id=\"52dbadf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db8653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8db8653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IndependencePlaza2.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IndependencePlaza2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IndependencePlaza2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IndependencePlaza2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IndependencePlaza2-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2907ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2907ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Visitors can now enter an unprecedented experience though the steel tower and go inside both the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence and the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a44264\" data-id=\"1a44264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6cccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca6cccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6224.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6224.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6224.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6224-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6224-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770e534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770e534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The construction of Independence Plaza was no small feat. Hundreds of supporters were critical in making the exhibit complex come to life.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-984c812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"984c812\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-479a6ed\" data-id=\"479a6ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b66f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b66f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999-682x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999-768x1153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9999.jpeg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de4ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de4ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The construction of a steel tower was an integral part of the multi-level exhibit complex that takes visitors up an elevator and into both the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence and the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a33f59\" data-id=\"1a33f59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e93740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e93740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Rise of Independence<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0d38d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0d38d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec0f22e\" data-id=\"ec0f22e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d1239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85d1239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6515.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6515.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6515.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6515-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6515-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fb415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4fb415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The shuttle was lifted to its permanent home atop Space Center Houston&#8217;s historic shuttle carrier aircraft at a public event called the &#8220;Rise of Independence.&#8221;\u00a0 The shuttle replica was renamed Independence in a public contest in 2013.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93aeafa\" data-id=\"93aeafa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9f15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9f15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7245.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7245.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7245.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7245-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7245-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1311a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1311a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Workers on lifts unveiled the shuttle&#8217;s new name, Independence. The high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence now sits atop the first shuttle carrier aircraft, NASA 905, in a one-of-a-kind, interactive exhibit Space Center Houston&#8217;s Independence Plaza.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a729c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a729c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Big Move<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea1bfc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea1bfc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8904450\" data-id=\"8904450\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b84f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4b84f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove1-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c459d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c459d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The first shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA), NASA 905, captivated the world when it made the journey from Houston&#8217;s Ellington Airport to Space Center Houston. In an event dubbed &#8220;The Big Move,&#8221; the SCA traveled nearly eight miles over the course of two nights.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f59c6\" data-id=\"53f59c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1cec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc1cec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove2.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove2-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89eb80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e89eb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The first shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA), NASA 905, captivated the world when it made the journey from Houston&#8217;s Ellington Airport to Space Center Houston. In an event dubbed &#8220;The Big Move,&#8221;\u009d the SCA traveled nearly eight miles over the course of two nights.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-95163af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95163af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b82412a\" data-id=\"b82412a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864bfb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"864bfb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove3.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove3.jpeg 665w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bigmove3-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbacf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cbacf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the &#8220;Big Move&#8221; of the dissembled shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA), NASA 905, journey to Space Center Houston. The 747 was reassembled and the space shuttle replica Independence was mounted in the ferry configuration on top of the SCA.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d897cf8\" data-id=\"d897cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a780d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a780d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>747 Disassembly and Handover<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-894f1fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"894f1fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa1498\" data-id=\"daa1498\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d777d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d777d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1864.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1864.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1864.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1864-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1864-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead34d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead34d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><strong>Disassembly of the 747<\/strong><br \/>The jumbo jet was dismantled into seven major loads. Once reassembled, it moved during an event dubbed &#8220;The Big Move.&#8221;<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7e3f18\" data-id=\"b7e3f18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856457b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"856457b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jsc2013e076785.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jsc2013e076785.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jsc2013e076785.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jsc2013e076785-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jsc2013e076785-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c889e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c889e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><strong>The 747 Handover<\/strong><br \/>The shuttle carrier aircraft is the largest intact artifact from the shuttle program and played key roles in the orbiter&#8217;s development.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a096acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a096acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Shuttlebration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8545591 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8545591\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad793dc\" data-id=\"ad793dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15aff07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15aff07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0887.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0887.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0887.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0887-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0887-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315d871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"315d871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">The shuttle replica arrived by barge into Galveston Bay and through the streets of Houston to its final home at Space Center Houston. Independence, formerly known as Explorer, is a full-scale, high fidelity shuttle replica.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59e4c4f\" data-id=\"59e4c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d72b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d72b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/On-the-street.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/On-the-street.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/On-the-street.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/On-the-street-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/On-the-street-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aebb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aebb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div id=\"one\"><div id=\"two\">Independence is a full-scale, high fidelity shuttle replica. 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Known as &#8220;Shuttlebration,&#8221; people from all over the city came out to watch the orbiter arrive at Space Center Houston.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b25692b\" data-id=\"b25692b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab3d467\" data-id=\"ab3d467\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8436b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8436b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact Us<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe6c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-57887 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe6c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All media inquiries should be directed to the Space Center Houston Communications Department.<\/p><p><a style=\"background-color: rgba(227, 227, 227, 0.63); font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"tel:1-281-244-2122\">+1 (281) 244-2122<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:communications@spacecenter.org\">communications@spacecenter.org<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/contact\/\"><em>Are you a member of the public looking for organizational contact info? 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