Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

An Epic Visit

Hanger 9

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

1. An Epic Visit Marker

Inscription. "There will be, as there always are, pressures in this country to do less in this area as in so many others, and temptations to do something else that is perhaps easier. But this research here must go on. This space effort must go on. The conquest of space must and will go ahead. That much we know. That much we can say with confidence and conviction."

President John F. Kennedy,
Brooks Air Force Base, 1963

Erected by Brooks City Base.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 29° 20.632′ N, 98° 26.664′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. It is on Inner Circle Road 0.1 miles south of South New Braunfels Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located south of Hanger 9 with other historical markers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8081 Inner Circle Road, San Antonio TX 78235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Space Mission (here, next to this marker); A Presidential Act (here, next to this marker); Making History (a few steps from this marker); Hangar 9 Prevails (a few steps from this marker); Brooks Is Born

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(a few steps from this marker); Aerial Revolutions (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of their Fallen Classmates (a few steps from this marker); A Century Turns (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

More about this marker. Brooks Air Force Base was renamed in 2002 to Brooks City Base when it was repurposed through the Brooks Development Authority as a science, business, and technology location.

Also see . . . Brooks Air Force Base. Wikipedia

Brooks Air Force Base was named to honor San Antonio aviator Sidney Johnson Brooks Jr (not to be confused with Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Brooks) who died on November 13, 1917 when his Curtiss JN-4 nosed down as he prepared to land after his final training flight at Kelly Field, Texas, possibly because he had blacked out in reaction to the inoculations they had been given shortly before the flight. Brooks was one of the first to volunteer at the call for men for the American Flying Corps; he was about to complete his training for a commission as a military aviator. He was awarded his wings and commission posthumously.

The An Epic Visit Marker is the second marker from the right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

2. The An Epic Visit Marker is the second marker from the right

(Submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The back side of Hanger 9 with the markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

3. The back side of Hanger 9 with the markers

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.