RESTORED APOLLO MISSION CONTROL ROOM REOPENS IN TIME FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING

NASA’s Johnson Space Center reopens the fully restored Apollo Mission Control Center with a grand opening and ribbon cutting event with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on June 28. The room now is reconfigured to its Apollo-era condition. Many of the items in the restored room are original pieces from 1969 that were found or donated, and the missing items were replicated to ensure walking into the viewing room woul