 Johnson Space Center Director Howell Welcomes You
It's
great to be alive and in Houston!
On behalf
of the NASA team, welcome to Johnson Space Center and this great city of ours!
JSC is proud
to be a Supporting Sponsor of World Space Congress•2002.
Only twice in ten years has an international space gathering of
this magnitude occurred, and this time, it is here at home.
Home to the
Human Spaceflight Program since 1961, space exploration has been
a way of life around here:
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Mission
Control Center, where the first words on the moon were heard
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The
collection of moon samples
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Mars
research
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Astronaut
training
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Space Shuttle engineering and operations
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and the International Space Station, the newest star in the
sky
JSC supports
operations for the fully operational International Space Station,
as it orbits our planet every 90 minutes. The International Space
Station continuously houses three crewmembers living in space,
conducting scientific research, as we continue to expand this
working laboratory.
You will
be able to see highlights of your Human Spaceflight Program at
World Space Congress•2002:
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A
vast exhibit at the WSC Exhibition Hall
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Diverse
and engaging distance learning, educational and Webcast events
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More
than 100 NASA speakers
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Behind
the scenes tours via Space Center Houston
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and
more...
World Space
Congress is an excellent opportunity for us to share our space
excitement and space achievements with you, as we continue our
mission to understand and protect our home planet, to explore
the Universe and search for life, and to inspire the next generation
of explorers...as only NASA can.
I invite
you to see all that the U.S. Space Program has to offer as we
sponsor World Space Congress•2002. Welcome to Houston.
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