Texas Southern University hosting ASA HBCU/MSI Technology Infusion Road Tour this week
Texas Southern University is hosting the NASA โHBCU/MSI Technology Infusion Road Tourโ from Sept. 13-15, which will give the university and its students access to internship opportunities and provide faculty and staff with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and research-focused partnership opportunities.
Here is everything you should know about the 44th annual Original Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congressman Al Green and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, along with members of the Black Heritage Society released details Wednesday for the 44th annual Original Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.
Popular Houston attractions announce whether or not guests will be required to wear masks
HOUSTON โ Houston attractions wasted no time Wednesday announcing how they will handle Gov. Space HoustonSpace Center Houston is in compliance with directives of health officials and CDC guidelines. Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is located on government property. AdGuests without masks will not be allowed entry to Space Center Houston. AdMoody GardenMoody Garden said they would require employees to wear masks.
How Houston was selected as home to a NASA facility
HOUSTON โ Have you ever wondered why NASA set up camp in Texas? In 1961, NASA announced Houston as home to the Manned Spacecraft Center which would serve as Mission Control Center for the U.S. human space flight program. The ideal site that NASA was looking for at time would meet the following criteria: transportation in ice-free water by barge, a mild climate, all-weather commercial jet service, a Department of Defense (DoD) airbase that could handle military jet aircraft, a university nearby, at least 1,000 acres of land, and property that fell within certain cost parameters. Houston originally came in second place out of 23 potential sites but ultimately won after it was determined the MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Fla., NASAโs first choice for the site, would not be closed. According to NowThisWorld, the winning wasnโt a surprise as many politicians at the time were from Texas, including then vice president Lyndon B. Johnson who the space center is named after today.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth IIโs royal visit to Houston nearly 30 years ago
On May 22, 1991, thousands of Houstonians filled the streets waving British flags, hoping to get a glance of British royalty. It was a rainy Wednesday morning when Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Phillip were greeted by a choir group in front of City Hall.