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     • Johnson Space Center was established in 1961 as the Manned Spacecraft Center. In 1973, the Center was renamed in honor of the late President and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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   Sep 20, 2016 · The NASA installation was originally designated the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), and from its inception, it was to be the lead center for U.S. space missions involving astronauts. It was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center on August 27, 1973.

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   • In 1973, the Center was renamed in honor of the late President and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson. From the early Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects to today's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, the Center continues to lead NASA's efforts in human space exploration.

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   What was the original name of NASA's Space Center?

   • The NASA installation was originally designated the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), and from its inception, it was to be the lead center for U.S. space missions involving astronauts. It was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center on August 27, 1973.

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   Feb 17, 2023 · On Feb. 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon signed Senate Joint Resolution 37, sponsored by Texas Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, designating the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston as NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), in honor of the 36th President who died the previous Jan. 22 at age 64.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Since opening its doors in 1964, the Johnson Space Center, or the Manned Spacecraft Center as it was then called, has designed, developed, and tested the nation’s spacecraft, selected and trained the flight crews, and overseen NASA’s human spaceflight missions at the Mission Control Center.

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   In 1973, the Center was renamed in honor of the late President and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson. From the early Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects to today's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, the Center continues to lead NASA's efforts in human space exploration.

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   In 1973, the Center was renamed in honor of the late President and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson. From the early Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects to today's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, the Center continues to lead NASA's efforts in human space exploration.

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   Jan 19, 2018 · The center became operational in 1963 and was renamed 10 years later to honor Texas' own Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, who died in January 1973. JSC...

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    Nov 2, 2021 · Over the past 60 years, the MSC, renamed NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 1973 following the death of President Lyndon B. Johnson, has grown and changed to maintain its lead role in America’s ever-more-complex human spaceflight programs.