NASA Touches Down at Super Bowl Festival
NASA and other spaceflight companies threw a spaced-out, football-themed festival called Super Bowl LIVE in Houston, Texas during the nine days leading up to the Super Bowl LI football game (Jan. 28 to Feb. 5). Pictured here is Johnson Space Center's exhibit, featuring a spacesuit and Robonaut.
Space Launch System
NASA's Future Flight exhibit at the Super Bowl LIVE festival featured the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will take astronauts to Mars someday.
Orion Crew Module
Pictured here is NASA's Orion capsule that will launch atop the SLS to take astronauts to Mars and back. The module is on display at the Super Bowl LIVE festival.
Lunar & Planetary Research Vehicle
A research vehicle designed to conduct science on the moon and other planets is on display as part of NASA's exhibits at Super Bowl LIVE.
Journey to Mars!
The Orion Virtual Reality Journey to Mars ride is part of the NASA exhibits at Super Bowl LIVE. The realistic ride with virtual reality glasses give riders the experience of a Journey to Mars.
Virtual Mars Explorers
With virtual reality googles in place, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana prepare for the Journey to Mars ride.
Virtual Mars Explorers
Ready to take the Journey to Mars and back, NASA's Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana (far right), Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Todd May and the Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich have been fitted with virtual headsets and are ready for the flight to begin. The Orion capsule hoists riders 90 feet (27 meters) high before dropping them to simulate a Mars landing.
Mark III Spacesuit
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director Todd May tries out the Mark III advanced space suit photo opportunity.
NASA Officials Attend Super Bowl LIVE
NASA Center Directors and the Orion Program Manager watch the NASA Super Bowl Virtual Reality ride. Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Todd May and Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich all enjoy the sight as they prepare to take the journey themselves on Jan. 30.
Line Up for the Journey to Mars
Crowds of visitors line up for the NASA Orion Journey to Mars ride at the Super Bowl LIVE event on Discovery Green park on Jan. 27.
Super Bowl LIVE
Super Bowl LIVE is a nine-day fan festival running Jan. 28 through Feb. 5 at Discovery Green park in Houston, Texas. NASA is collaborated with the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee to share the space agency's contributions with the community. Several of NASA's industry partners sponsoring Future Flight also have assets on display.
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