many employees of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Department weren’t aware that when they strolled down to the supply room for paper clips they were walking in the footsteps — literally — of pioneers of the American space program.
The department’s offices are in a southeast Houston building that was home to NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center from 1962 to 1964. It was here that the Mercury astronauts paved the way for their Apollo successors to win the race that put Americans on the moon before their Soviet competitors. (via Building sharing past with NASA getting makeover - Houston Chronicle)
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many employees of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Department weren’t aware that when they strolled down to the supply room for paper clips they were walking in the footsteps — literally — of pioneers of the American space program.
The department’s offices are in a southeast Houston building that was home to NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center from 1962 to 1964. It was here that the Mercury astronauts paved the way for their Apollo successors to win the race that put Americans on the moon before their Soviet competitors. (via Building sharing past with NASA getting makeover - Houston Chronicle)
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