Kennedy Space Center StoryNational Aeronautics and Space Administration / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Public Affairs Office, 1972 - 286 pages |
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Page 101 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters; and let it divide the waters from the -waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 101 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called He seas: and God saw that it was good.
Page 201 - IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AS THE JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WHEREAS President John F. Kennedy lighted the imagination of our people when he set the moon as our target and man as the means to reach it ; and WHEREAS the installations now to be renamed are a center and symbol of our country's peaceful assault on space; and WHEREAS it is in the nature of this assault that it should test the limits of our youth and grace, our strength and wit, our vigor and perseverance — qualities fitting to the memory...
Page 275 - ... weather, ministry officials made the decision to keep the dam closed. The rains indeed stopped, the dam held, saving both the water supply and the towns. WATCH EVERY MAJOR STORM These are but a few examples; since 1966 US weather satellites have watched every major storm threatening the Nation. In 1969 alone, 12 Atlantic hurricanes, 10 eastern Pacific hurricanes, and 17 western Pacific typhoons were identified and tracked by satellites. We now have the first atlas of Pacific cloud and weather...
Page 129 - For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one; one in their pride in what you have done, and one in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth.
Page 129 - ... us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to earth. For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this earth are truly one — one in their pride in what you have done.
Page 129 - Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.
Page 201 - ... vigor and perseverance — qualities fitting to the memory of John F. Kennedy: Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby designate the facilities of the Launch Operations Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the facilities of Station No. i of the Atlantic Missile Range, in the State of Florida, as the John F. Kennedy Space Center; and such facilities shall be hereafter known and referred to by that name.
Page 129 - I just can't tell you how proud we all are of what you have done for every American. This has to be the proudest day of our lives.
Page 129 - Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House. And this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made.