{"id":245533,"date":"2025-07-03T02:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=c1c0000909fe59513fc8d9e908ad8999"},"modified":"2025-07-03T02:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:17:21","slug":"to-the-spacemobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=245533","title":{"rendered":"To the Spacemobile!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this Nov. 1, 1964, image, three members of NASA’s Lewis Research Center\u2019s (now NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/a> in Cleveland) Educational Services Office pose with one of the center\u2019s Spacemobile space science demonstration units. Once the NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) became NASA, public outreach became one of the agency\u2019s core tenets. Lewis, which had previously been a closed laboratory, began hosting open houses and elaborate space fairs in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n

In addition, the center initiated educational programs that worked with local schools and a robust speaker\u2019s bureau that explained NASA activities to the community. One aspect of these efforts was the Spacemobile Program. These vehicles included a delegated speaker, exhibits, models, and other resources. The Spacemobiles, which made forays across the Midwest, were extremely active throughout the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this Nov. 1, 1964, image, three members of NASA\u2019s Lewis Research Center\u2019s (now NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland) Educational Services Office pose with one of the center\u2019s Spacemobile space science demonstration units. Once the NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) became NASA, public outreach became one of the agency\u2019s core tenets. Lewis, which [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16131,15641],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-glenn-history","category-glenn-research-center"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t