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Topic: Nassau Bay, Texas celebrates link to NASA
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53821
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-17-2020 04:30 PM
   
collectSPACE New monument shines light on Houston suburb's link with NASAA Houston suburb is celebrating its 50-year connection to NASA with a monument designed to serve as a beacon for continued space exploration. The City of Nassau Bay, Texas, held a brief ceremony on Thursday (July 16) to dedicate the towering outdoor art installation, which stands at the corner of NASA Road 1 and Space Center Boulevard, adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.  |
David C
Member Posts: 1462
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 07-18-2020 04:06 AM
I think I see what they were trying to do, but from that angle to me I'm afraid I see something else and it's a fail. Got to be careful with abstract art. They should have made it sharp. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5425
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-18-2020 07:22 AM
Looks like a sickle missing its hammer. |
OLDIE
Member Posts: 375
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 07-18-2020 09:40 AM
Similar idea to the space monument in Moscow, but the Moscow one is far superior in my view. Moscow reaches for the stars, whereas this one seems to have been somewhat blunted in its aim! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53821
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-18-2020 12:35 PM
Though I doubt it factored into the monument's design, Nassau Bay is the sister city of Star City in Russia. |
ManInSpace
Member Posts: 303
From: Brooklin, Ontario Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 07-18-2020 12:49 PM
SpaceAholic and OLDIE's comments reflect my initial impressions when first reading the article. |
oly
Member Posts: 1485
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 07-18-2020 07:45 PM
Looking at the monument, and referring to the artist renderings, the design, to me, looks upside down, and would look better rising upward before arcing over (that is how most rocket launches go). |
JSC01
Member Posts: 85
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Registered: Nov 2011
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posted 07-24-2020 02:20 PM
Well we have been watching this piece under construction for a long while now. We had literally no idea what was going up. Thought it may have been some sort of sign. Lord knows I hate to say anything negative... but I don't get this at all. While undoubtedly cool at night, the average passerby (and I bet most folks working at NASA) will have no idea that they are looking at. I would have suggested some sort of signage to accompany it. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53821
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-01-2024 02:43 PM
Today, four years after it was erected, construction workers came out and removed the monument from where it stood. The Nassau Bay city council recently voted to have the monument torn down and replaced with a "Welcome to Nassau Bay, home of Astronauts" sign. According to one former council member, the previous installation was a "wasteful eyesore." |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53821
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-19-2025 09:57 PM
While nothing yet has been installed in the spire's place, Nassau Bay has moved forward with highlighting its relationship with NASA and space history. Its current efforts, which began last fall, are focused on how six of the 12 moonwalkers once lived in the city. Appreciation goes to the Parks and Recreation/Keep Nassau Bay Beautiful Committee for the "Home of the Astronauts" banners...  |
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