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Webster Gives $3.5 million to Help Restore Historic Mission Control
Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, Building 30, on the third
day of the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Seen on the television monitor is a picture of Earth which was telecast
from the Apollo 8 spacecraft 176,000 miles away.
Photo courtesy of NASA.
Overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, Building 30,
on the first day of the Apollo 7 space mission.
Photo courtesy of NASA.
Gerald D. Griffin, foreground, stands near his console in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR)
during Apollo 15's third extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Griffin is Gold Team (Shift 1) flight
director for the Apollo 15 mission. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin can be seen on the large
screen at the front of the MOCR as they participate in sample-gathering on the lunar surface.
Photo courtesy of NASA.
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The Manned Space Flight Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit science and space learning center with
extensive educational programs. Space Center Houston is the cornerstone of its mission to inspire all generations
through the wonders of space exploration. The center draws more than 1 million visitors annually, was called “The Big
Draw” by USA Today and generates a $73 million annual economic impact in the greater Houston area. Space Center
Houston is Houston’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate and the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center.
More than 200,000 youth from around the world visit the center annually to experience our educational space museum
with more than 400 things to see and experience. For more information, go to www.spacecenter.org.