The original headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kennedy Space Center was honored Tuesday with a large bronze plaque to commemorate the early days of space travel.Current and former employees attended the event to take a moment to reflect on the advancements made since the beginning.Video above: Meet Tenacity: The Dream Chaser space plane is a new resident at Kennedy Space Center”We wouldn’t be at the forefront of space exploration without those whose footsteps we followed, and it’s important that their service be properly honored,” said Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro.The marker is now permanently displayed west of the current Central Campus Headquarters Building on NASA Parkway and was created in collaboration with Florida’s Historical Makers program.The original location served as the headquarters for the leading space programs’ scientific, engineering, and administrative centers: Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle.”We also focus on the future of the spaceport so that it will always maintain our path to space,” Petro said. It was the first original center to be demolished and was replaced in 2019 by a seven-story, 200,000-square-foot headquarters, according to NASA. For more information, click here.
The original headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kennedy Space Center was honored Tuesday with a large bronze plaque to commemorate the early days of space travel.
Current and former employees attended the event to take a moment to reflect on the advancements made since the beginning.
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Video above: Meet Tenacity: The Dream Chaser space plane is a new resident at Kennedy Space Center
“We wouldn’t be at the forefront of space exploration without those whose footsteps we followed, and it’s important that their service be properly honored,” said Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro.
The marker is now permanently displayed west of the current Central Campus Headquarters Building on NASA Parkway and was created in collaboration with Florida’s Historical Makers program.
The original location served as the headquarters for the leading space programs’ scientific, engineering, and administrative centers: Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle.
“We also focus on the future of the spaceport so that it will always maintain our path to space,” Petro said.
It was the first original center to be demolished and was replaced in 2019 by a seven-story, 200,000-square-foot headquarters, according to NASA.
For more information, click here.
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