Comments on: January 31, 1958 – US Explorer 1 Launched Beginning The Space Race http://showmescifi.com/2008/01/31/january-31-1958-us-explorer-1-launched-beginning-the-space-race/ star trek, star wars, stargate, bg / books/tv/movies/myths/truth it's all in here Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wilhelm2451 http://showmescifi.com/2008/01/31/january-31-1958-us-explorer-1-launched-beginning-the-space-race/comment-page-1/#comment-13822 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:17:33 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/?p=645#comment-13822 That has to be a pretty out dated quote, since it was only called “Cape Kennedy” for a few years. The residents, not happy at having their cape renamed without anybody asking them, got the name turned back, with the agreement of the US Government and the Kennedy family, and the naming scheme now is “The Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.”

But good info and a good reminder otherwise!

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