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Space History | 1961-05-25 | Kennedy’s Vision: The Moon

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Space Race Leadership

May 25, 1961 – Washington, D.C. – In a speech to a joint session of Congress, John F. Kennedy outlines his vision for American Human Spaceflight, and gives us a goal – that before this decade is out, to land … Continue reading →

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Over 10,000 hits on SpaceRaceLeadership Blog… Thanks!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Space Race Leadership

10,000+ Hits! In just over a year we’ve had 10,000 hits. Readers have come looking for Leadership Lessons from the Space Race and for Space Race History. We also have great space photos (including pads at Kennedy Space Center as … Continue reading →

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Space History – Splashdown in the Wrong Ocean

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Space Race Leadership

March 17, 1966 – Gemini 8, First Docking in space; first splashdown in the wrong ocean I’ve collected several envelopes that commemorate the splash-down of the historic Gemini 8 mission. Collectors of space memorabilia call them “Recovery Covers” because they … Continue reading →

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Texas Man Buys NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Space Race Leadership

As crazy as that headline looks, we may be reading something like it soon after the Shuttle Program ends. The facilities may not be for sale, but just this week I saw that NASA’s Kennedy Space Center facilities may become … Continue reading →

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Space History – Abandon In Place – Apollo 1

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Space Race Leadership

January 27, 1967 Cape Canaveral Florida, Launch Complex 34 – The Apollo 1 Fire The plan was to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth before the sixties ended – and we were well … Continue reading →