Space Center Houston delays reopening

View of NASA Mission Control during the Apollo 13 mission, at the Manned Spacecraft Center, now known as the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, April 1970. (Photo by NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images)

Space Center Houston announced they are delaying their reopening due to recent health guidelines which were announced on Friday.

Previously, Space Center Houston stated that they would reopen on July 1. However, the closure will be extended until further notice.

The closure is just the latest following an announcement by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo placed the county at a Level 1 Severe level, which is the highest on the scale. 

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Also, on Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced bars would close immediately and restaurants would scale back to 50 percent capacity.

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