Why Is NASA Based In Houston?
Which Countries Are Joining The Space Race? http://testu.be/1QLYFUj Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In 1962, NASA established Houston as its home base, which is about 1015 miles...
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During the infamous 1970 Apollo 13 space mission, a series of catastrophes led to the flight crew radioing down a memorable phrase, “"Houston, we've had a problem here". This was famously misquoted by the Apollo 13 movie as “Houston, we have a problem”, but at least they got “Houston” right. In fact, the astronauts radioed to Texas because that’s where the Johnson Space Center is located - that’s the command center for the US’s manned space flights. So, we wanted to know, why did NASA choose Houston? Well in fact, NASA operates two major spaceflight centers. The first is a mission command center in Houston, Texas, and the other is a launch station at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Geographically, the Florida location makes sense. Cape Canavera...
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During the infamous 1970 Apollo 13 space mission, a series of catastrophes led to the flight crew radioing down a memorable phrase, “"Houston, we've had a problem here". This was famously misquoted by the Apollo 13 movie as “Houston, we have a problem”, but at least they got “Houston” right. In fact, the astronauts radioed to Texas because that’s where the Johnson Space Center is located - that’s the command center for the US’s manned space flights. So, we wanted to know, why did NASA choose Houston? Well in fact, NASA operates two major spaceflight centers. The first is a mission command center in Houston, Texas, and the other is a launch station at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Geographically, the Florida location makes sense. Cape Canavera...
