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Outgoing Space Center Houston CEO Discusses 20 Years of Running Houston’s Space Destination

We talk with Space Center Houston’s longtime President and CEO Richard Allen. He’s overseen the center for 20 years and will retire next spring. We discuss the history of the non-profit museum and its impact on Houston as a major tourist destination.

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We talk with Space Center Houston's longtime President and CEO Richard Allen. He’s overseen the center for 20 years and will retire next spring. We discuss the history of the non-profit museum and its impact on Houston as a major tourist destination.

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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