Big Nike Low Houston “Space City”
Thursday, May 21st, 2009The last city tribute pack to drop at House of Hoops was the “For the Love of the City” pack back in February, and after a short break there are some more exclusives on their way, dropping 6/19. There is another Houston tribute (February’s version was a vandal high with dripping sizzrup) but this one reps the city’s important role in space exploration: it is the home of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The center trains astronauts and is most famously known for housing the Mission Control Center, which coordinates with astronauts during their outer-space missions. Remember Apollo 13? “Houston we have a problem.” The LBJ Center is the reason Houston is nicknamed “Space City.”
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