Johnson Space Center has its origins in legislation shepherded to enactment in 1958 by then-U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, who was from Texas. When opened in 1961 it was known simply as "Manned Spacecraft Center"; it was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1973, the year Johnson died. By 1965, JSC was fully operational and has been responsible for coordinating and monitoring every crewed NASA mission since Gemini 4 in 1965. In addition to housing NASA's astronaut operations, JSC is also the site of the former Lunar Receiving Laboratory, where the first astronauts returning from the moon were quarantined, and where the majority of lunar samples are stored.
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See over 20,000 of some of the finest machines known to man during this four day motorcycle rally that includes numerous contests and special events, as well as live entertainment.
Join in the revelry at this Texas size annual event on Galveston Island! Live entertainment, parades, costumed revelers, bead throwing, street performers, galas, parties, exhibits and people watching make this one of the most popular events along the Gulf Coast.
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