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}}</ref> Requirements for the new site included the availability of [[water transport]] and an all-weather airport, proximity to a major telecommunications network, availability of established industrial workers and contractor support, an available supply of water, a mild climate permitting year-round outdoor work, and a culturally attractive community.[[Image:Mission Control Celebrates - GPN-2000-001313.jpg|thumb|left|Flight controllers celebrate the ''[[Apollo 13]]'' splashdown April 17, 1970; [[Gerry Griffin]] (l) became JSC director in 1982.]] Houston was initially included because of the proximity to the [[US Army]]'s {{convert|4700|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[San Jacinto Ordnance Depot]] located on the [[Houston Ship Channel]], and two nearby universities: the [[University of Houston]] and [[Rice University|Rice University]].<ref name=JSC/> The land for the new facility was donated by Rice University and was situated in an undeveloped area {{convert|25|mi|km}} southeast of Houston near [[Galveston Bay]].<ref name="Schulman">{{cite book | author=Schulman, Bruce J. | title=From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt: Federal Policy, Economic Development, and the Transformation of the South 1938–1980 | publisher=Duke University Press | year=1994 | page=149 | isbn=978-0-8223-1537-7 | url=http://books.google.com/?id=vwcGbPRuM9oC}}</ref><ref name="KSC: Towing">{{cite web | url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-jsc.html | title=TOWING TRACTORS...: LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | publisher=NASA: Kennedy Space Center | accessdate=Jan 19, 2010}}</ref> Despite the ability to satisfy these requirements at the geographically larger [[Cape Canaveral]] and nearby [[Patrick Air Force Base]] facilities, NASA had an unexpressed public relations interest in involving as many geographical areas of the country in its mission as possible.<ref name="Koppel">{{cite book | author=Koppel, Lily | title=The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story| publisher=Grand Central Publishing | year=2013 | page=106 | isbn=978-1-4555-0323-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sj_M2jWuXvYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+astronaut+wives+club&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Wi2fVavrOoXn-QGy9o7ABQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20astronaut%20wives%20club&f=false}}</ref> |
}}</ref> Requirements for the new site included the availability of [[water transport]] and an all-weather airport, proximity to a major telecommunications network, availability of established industrial workers and contractor support, an available supply of water, a mild climate permitting year-round outdoor work, and a culturally attractive community.[[Image:Mission Control Celebrates - GPN-2000-001313.jpg|thumb|left|Flight controllers celebrate the ''[[Apollo 13]]'' splashdown April 17, 1970; [[Gerry Griffin]] (l) became JSC director in 1982.]] Houston was initially included because of the proximity to the [[US Army]]'s {{convert|4700|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[San Jacinto Ordnance Depot]] located on the [[Houston Ship Channel]], and two nearby universities: the [[University of Houston]] and [[Rice University|Rice University]].<ref name=JSC/> The land for the new facility was donated by Rice University and was situated in an undeveloped area {{convert|25|mi|km}} southeast of Houston near [[Galveston Bay]].<ref name="Schulman">{{cite book | author=Schulman, Bruce J. | title=From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt: Federal Policy, Economic Development, and the Transformation of the South 1938–1980 | publisher=Duke University Press | year=1994 | page=149 | isbn=978-0-8223-1537-7 | url=http://books.google.com/?id=vwcGbPRuM9oC}}</ref><ref name="KSC: Towing">{{cite web | url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-jsc.html | title=TOWING TRACTORS...: LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | publisher=NASA: Kennedy Space Center | accessdate=Jan 19, 2010}}</ref> Despite the ability to satisfy these requirements at the geographically larger [[Cape Canaveral]] and nearby [[Patrick Air Force Base]] facilities, NASA had an unexpressed public relations interest in involving as many geographical areas of the country in its mission as possible. Considering that, and the fact then President Johnson was a Texan, the choice became clear.<ref name="Koppel">{{cite book | author=Koppel, Lily | title=The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story| publisher=Grand Central Publishing | year=2013 | page=106 | isbn=978-1-4555-0323-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sj_M2jWuXvYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+astronaut+wives+club&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Wi2fVavrOoXn-QGy9o7ABQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20astronaut%20wives%20club&f=false}}</ref> |
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On September 19, 1961, NASA Administrator [[James E. Webb]] announced the conversion of the Space Task Group into the new Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) to be located at the Houston site.<ref name="TNO 12"/> Immediately after Webb's announcement, Gilruth and his staff began planning the move from Langley to Houston, using what would grow to {{convert|295996|ft2|m2}} of leased office and laboratory space in 11 scattered sites.<ref name="TNO 12"/> On November 1, the conversion of the Task Group to MSC became official.<ref name="MercuryChron"/> |
On September 19, 1961, NASA Administrator [[James E. Webb]] announced the conversion of the Space Task Group into the new Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) to be located at the Houston site.<ref name="TNO 12"/> Immediately after Webb's announcement, Gilruth and his staff began planning the move from Langley to Houston, using what would grow to {{convert|295996|ft2|m2}} of leased office and laboratory space in 11 scattered sites.<ref name="TNO 12"/> On November 1, the conversion of the Task Group to MSC became official.<ref name="MercuryChron"/> |
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