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The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is located in Titusville, Florida. It features a large collection of personal astronaut memorabilia, particularly focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

History

The idea behind the museum originated in the 1980s, when the then-six surviving Mercury Seven astronauts began working towards establishing a place where space travelers could be remembered and honored, along the lines of Halls of Fame for other fields.[1]

The museum opened in 1990. It is currently operated by the privately run Kennedy Space Center Visitors complex, with input from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which supervises the selection of astronauts for induction into the Hall.

Controversy

The space suit of astronaut Gus Grissom is on display. When the museum changed hands, members of Grissom's family objected to the display of the spacesuit. They believe that Grissom's death was not an accident and object to NASA making money from a museum which displays the spacesuit.^[1]

Inductees

Inductees include Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon; John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth; Alan Shepard, the first American in space and one of twelve men to walk on the moon; Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; and John Young, a moonwalker and the commander of the first space shuttle mission.^[2]

NASA Johnson Space Center director Michael Coats and astronomers Steven Hawley and Jeffrey A. Hoffman were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May, 2007.^[3]^[4]^[5] Hawley and Hoffman are known for their efforts to launch and repair satellites, including the Hubble Space Telescope.

See also: List of Inductees

External Links

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, Kennedy Space Center, retrieved May 4 2007
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Hall of Fame
Review of exhibits United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, RoadsideAmerica.com, retrieved May 4 2007

References

^ RoadsideAmerica.com, Luckless Gus Grissom in the hot seat again, November 24 2002, retrieved May 4 2007
^ U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee Biographies, retrieved May 4 2007
^ 2007 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction, retrieved May 4 2007
^ U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame to Add Three American Heroes in May, retrieved May 4 2007
^ Carreau, Mark, 3 NASA shuttle fliers to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame, The Houston Chronicle, May 4 2007, retrieved May 4 2007

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[1] RoadsideAmerica.com, Luckless Gus Grissom in the hot seat again, November 24 2002, retrieved May 4 2007

[2] U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee Biographies, retrieved May 4 2007

[3] 2007 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction, retrieved May 4 2007

[4] U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame to Add Three American Heroes in May, retrieved May 4 2007

[5] Carreau, Mark, 3 NASA shuttle fliers to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame, The Houston Chronicle, May 4 2007, retrieved May 4 2007

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-The Astronaut Hall of Fame is located in Titusville, Florida.
+The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is located in [[Titusville, Florida]]. It features a large collection of personal astronaut memorabilia, particularly focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
 ==History==
+The idea behind the museum originated in the 1980s, when the then-six surviving [[Mercury Seven]] astronauts began working towards establishing a place where space travelers could be remembered and honored, along the lines of Halls of Fame for other fields.[http://www.astronautscholarship.org/ahof.html]
-The museum opened in 1990.  The organization was originally privately run but is now operated by [[NASA]], the U.S. government space agency, after the organization had financial difficulties. <ref>RoadsideAmerica.com [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=%3D14389 United States Astronaut Hall of Fame], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>
+The museum opened in 1990.  It is currently operated by the privately run [[Kennedy Space Center]] Visitors complex, with input from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which supervises the selection of astronauts for induction into the Hall.
 ==Controversy==
-The space suit of Astronaut [[Gus Grissom]] is on display.  When the museum was taken over by NASA, the Grissom family objected to the display of the spacesuit.  The family believes that Grissom's death was not an accident and object to NASA making money from a museum which displays the spacesuit.<ref>RoadsideAmerica.com, [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tnews/NewsItemDisplay.php?Tip_AttrId==7014 Luckless Gus Grissom in the hot seat again], [[November 24]][[2002]], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>
+The space suit of astronaut [[Gus Grissom]] is on display.  When the museum changed hands, members of Grissom's family objected to the display of the spacesuit.  They believe that Grissom's death was not an accident and object to NASA making money from a museum which displays the spacesuit.<ref>RoadsideAmerica.com, [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tnews/NewsItemDisplay.php?Tip_AttrId==7014 Luckless Gus Grissom in the hot seat again], [[November 24]][[2002]], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>
 ==Inductees==
-Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Sally Ride and John Young are among the inductees.<ref>[http://www.astronautscholarship.org/ahof_bios.html U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee Biographies], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>
+Inductees include [[Neil Armstrong]], the first man to walk on the moon; [[John Glenn]], the first American to orbit the Earth; [[Alan Shepard]], the first American in space and one of twelve men to walk on the moon; [[Sally Ride]], the first American woman in space; and [[John Young (astronaut)|John Young]], a moonwalker and the commander of the first [[Space_Shuttle_program|space shuttle]] mission.<ref>[http://www.astronautscholarship.org/ahof_bios.html U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee Biographies], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>
-NASA Johnson Space Center director Michael Coats, astronomer Steve Hawley, and astromer Jeffrey Hoffman were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May, 2007.<ref>[http://kennedyspacecenter.stores.yahoo.net/2007ahof.html 2007 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref><ref>[http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/767/190/ U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame to Add Three American Heroes in May], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref><ref>Carreau, Mark, [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4775725.html 3 NASA shuttle fliers to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame], The Houston Chronicle, [[May 4]][[2007]], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>  Hawley and Hoffman are known for their efforts to launch and repair satellites, including the Hubble Space Telescope.
+NASA [[Johnson Space Center]] director [[Michael Coats]] and astronomers [[Steven Hawley]] and [[Jeffrey A. Hoffman]] were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May, 2007.<ref>[http://kennedyspacecenter.stores.yahoo.net/2007ahof.html 2007 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref><ref>[http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/767/190/ U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame to Add Three American Heroes in May], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref><ref>Carreau, Mark, [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4775725.html 3 NASA shuttle fliers to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame], The Houston Chronicle, [[May 4]][[2007]], retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]</ref>  Hawley and Hoffman are known for their efforts to launch and repair satellites, including the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].
-The center has space exhibits in addition to its listing of inductees.
 ''See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:U.S._Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame_Inductees List of Inductees]'' <!-- link is internal, it needs to be wikified -->
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 ==External Links==
 *[http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/attractions/fame.asp U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame], Kennedy Space Center, retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]
+*[http://www.astronautscholarship.org/ahof.html Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Hall of Fame]
 *Review of exhibits [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=%3D14389 United States Astronaut Hall of Fame], RoadsideAmerica.com, retrieved [[May 4]][[2007]]