Work is beginning on Texas A&M University’s Space Institute’s moon and Mars test beds.<\/p>\n
HOUSTON \u2014 As astronauts prepare to circle the moon this week, a Houston building intended to recreate the lunar surface hit a big construction milestone.<\/p>\n
In late March, Houston-based Vaughn Construction said the Texas A&M University Space Institute<\/a> near Johnson Space Center has topped out, marking the completion of the 400,000-square-foot building\u2019s structural component.<\/p>\n And this week, NASA<\/a> revealed more details about the 183.7 acres it is opening up<\/a> to develop Exploration Park, which will include the Space Institute.<\/p>\n The next step for the Space Institute is working on the 234,000-square-foot testing beds simulating the surfaces of the moon and Mars, Vaughn\u00a0said in a LinkedIn post<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis 400,000-square-foot facility at (NASA Johnson Space Center\u2019s) Exploration Park houses the world\u2019s largest indoor Moonscape and Marscape for testing, training, and workforce development to support future space exploration missions,\u201d Vaughn said in its post.<\/p>\n Continue reading this story on the\u00a0Houston Business Journal’s website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n This story came to us through our partnership with the Houston Business Journal. Keep up with the\u00a0latest Houston business headlines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n