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Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
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★ National Historic Landmark

Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

Also known as Space Environment Simulator Laboratory

One of 42 National Historic Landmarks in Texas4 of them in Houston, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1985Houston
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About Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Oct 3, 1985: one of 42 Landmarks in Texas and 4 in Houston. The Register lists it for its other and engineering, at the national level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isStructure in Houston, Harris County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 92 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

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Questions about Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

Is Space Environment Simulation Laboratory on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 3, 1985 (Register number 85002810).

Is Space Environment Simulation Laboratory a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Oct 3, 1985. Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks, 4 of them in Houston.

Can you visit Space Environment Simulation Laboratory?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Space Environment Simulation Laboratory?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 92 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40970940 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.