an inland port of Texas, linked to the Gulf of Mexico by the Houston Ship Canal; pop. 2,242,193 (est. 2008). Since 1961 it has been a centre for space research and manned space flight; it is the site of the NASA Space Center.
休斯敦(德克萨斯州的内陆港口,经休斯敦航道与墨西哥湾相连;2008年估计人口2,242,193; 1961年以来一直是航空研究和载人太空飞行中心;是美国国家航空航天局的航天中心所在地)。
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