The Impact of NASA Center Locations

Students will learn about the process involved in determining the location of two NASA centers—Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center. Students will answer a free-response question analyzing the human and physical advantages and disadvantages associated with the location of these centers. They will also analyze the political influences involved in the site-selection process.
Students will:

• List the physical and human advantages associated with the site selection of two NASA centers.
• Discuss the political influence involved in the selection.
• Identify geographical implications that would minimize the effectiveness of the locations selected.

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Impact of NASA Center Locations Educator Edition (PDF 305 KB)
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Preparatory Activity: The Origins of JSC and KSC (PDF 126 KB)

This lesson is part of the Celebrating Apollo Series.