This artifact gallery includes three flown spacecraft, several used in training, and a display of Moon rocks:[5] Space Center Houston is the home of the Independence Plaza exhibit complex.

Of the three remaining Saturn V rockets on display, only the one at the Johnson Space Center is made up of segments originally intended for flight.

[9] The Saturn V, on loan from the Smithsonian, was displayed outside the Johnson Space Center main entrance from 1977 through 2004.

[11][12] An open air tram tour takes the general public into the Johnson Space Center with stops including building 30 (location of the Historic Mission Operations Control Room 2 and the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center), Building 9 (location of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility) and Rocket Park with a restored Saturn V rocket.

[citation needed] The programs are based on national science standards and focus on interactive science, technology, and engineering and math (STEM) activities to inspire learning and develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills for all ages, especially as related to human spaceflight and exploration.