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>>>JFK Space Center >>>Johnson Space Center >>>John Stennis Center >>>JPL >>>Langley >>>NASA >>>Orbiter Facility >>>Senate Hart Office >>>The Pentagon >>>U.S. Capitol >>>Vehicle Assembling >>>The White House |
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Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center ("JSC") is the NASA Mission Control Center (MCC) for all American manned spaceflights. JSC was originally established as "Manned Spacecraft Center" in 1961 and subsequently renamed the "Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center" in 1973, honoring former United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, a native son of Texas. JSC is located in Clear Lake City, which since 1977 has been a Swarovski part of Houston, Texas. JSC's location is the reason that the first word spoken from the Moon's surface was "Houston". External links Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/) Space Center Houston (http://www.spacecenter.org/) Suddenly, tomorrow came... A history of the Johnson Space Center (PDF format) 1993 (http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940020111_1994020111.pdf) |