Henry Crown Space Center opened in 1986.

Located in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, the Henry Crown Space Center includes the Apollo 8 spacecraft and Aurora 7 capsule.

[2] The museum was established with a donation from philanthropist Henry Crown.

[5][6] The space center opened with a visit from James Lovell in 1986.

The museum of Science and Industry in Chicago also opened an OmniMax theater in 1986: it was built inside the space center.