Winslow in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

American Astronaut Wall of Fame

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2012

1. Nasa

Inscription. NASA On October 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created to promote American civilian interests in space. Established at first to direct the nations efforts toward the scientific exploration of space, the challenge of manned space flight was also embraced and our conquest of the last, the greatest, the most dangerous frontier of all was underway.
Mercury Project Mercury (1959-63) was the first phase of our manned flight effort. Its goals were to construct a vehicle capable of launching an astronaut into orbit; to learn how to navigate and to track objects in space; and to study the effects of weightlessness on the human body. On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American in space. Three weeks later, then President John F. Kennedy proposed that “this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” We were on our way to the moon.

Gemini The Gemini Project (1965-66) was an intermediate step toward reaching the moon. These flights taught astronauts how

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to change orbits; how to rendezvous and dock with other spacecraft; and practice performing extra vehicular activities while in orbit. The complexity of these missions required two people to fly the Gemini spacecraft, with some missions lasting up to two weeks without any adverse physiological effects. While the Mercury spacecraft were powered by batteries, the development of fuel cells aided the long term Gemini flights by not only producing electricity for the equipment but also drinking water for the crew.
Apollo The Apollo Program’s (1967-75) first five missions tested new spacecraft, as well as methods of navigation and communication between the earth and moon. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong announced “Tranquility base here, the Eagle had landed.” The United States had put the first human beings on the moon; thus fulfilling the challenge that President Kennedy set forth some eight years earlier. Five more successful lunar missions yielded hundreds of pounds of lunar rocks, thousands of photographs and a greater understanding of the Earth’s closest neighbor.
Skylab The space station Skylab

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2. Mercury

(1973-74) was built from the third stage of a Saturn 5 rocket and served as an orbital laboratory for various experiments and observations. It was visited on three separate occasions by Apollo spacecrafts carrying crews of three that stayed for up to 84 days in an effort to study the long term effects of weightlessness on the human body.
Apollo-Soyuz The final flight of the Apollo Program was in July of 1975 when an Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet spacecraft for almost two days. The two crews exchanged flags and gifts, visited each others spacecraft and conducted joint scientific experiments.
STS The STS (Space Transportation System) or Space Shuttle has allowed NASA to reach space more affordably by re-using the major components of a spacecraft. Limited to low Earth orbit, the Space Shuttle is launched vertically like a rocket, then returns to Earth gliding like an airplane. While in space the orbiters can deploy, repair or retrieve satellites; conduct scientific experiments; and have helped in the construction of the International Space Station.

Turning our eyes towards the future of space exploration, Mars is our

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3. Gemini

next destination. Wall of Fame First Column from the left:
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. -Mercury 3, Apollo 14 “First American in Space” • Virgil “Gus” L. Grissom -Mercury 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1 • John H. Glenn -Mercury 6, STS -95 “First American in Orbit” • Scott M. Carpenter -Mercury 7 • Walter M. Schirra, Jr. -Mercury 8., Gemini 6A, Apollo 7 • L. Gordon Cooper, J. -Mercury 9, Gemini 5 • John W. Young -Gemini 3, 10, Apollo 10, 16, STS-1, 9 • James A. McDivitt -Gemini 4, Apollo 9 • Edward “Ed” H. White -Gemini 4, Apollo 1 • Charles Conrad, Jr. -Gemini 5, 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 1 • Thomas P. Stafford - Gemini 6A, 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz • Frank Borman -Gemini 7 Apollo 8 • James A. Lovell, Jr. -Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 • Neil A. Armstrong - Gemini 8, Apollo 11 “First Man on the Moon” • David R. Scott -Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15 • Eugene A. Cernan -Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, 17 • Michael L. Collins –Gemini 10 Apollo 11 • Richard F. Gordon, Jr. -Gemini 11, Apollo 12 • Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin, Jr. -Gemini 12, Apollo 11 • Roger Chaffee –

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4. Apollo

Apollo 1 • Donn Eisele – Apollo 7 • Walter Cunningham -Apollo 7 • William Anders –Apollo 8 • Rusty Schweickart – Apollo 9 • Alan L. Bean –Apollo 12, Skylab 2 • John L. Swigert, Jr. –Apollo 13 • Fred W. Haise, Jr. –Apollo 13 • Stuart A. Roosa –Apollo 14 • Edgar D. Mitchell – Apollo 14 • Alfred M. Worden, Jr. –Apollo15

Second Column from Left:
James B. Irwin – Apollo 15 • Thomas K. Mattingly –Apollo 16, STS-4, 51-C • Charles M. Duke, Jr. –Apollo 16 • Ronald “Ron” B. Evan – Apollo 17 • Harrison H. Schmitt –Apollo 17 • Vance D. Brand –Apollo-Soyuz, STS-5, 41-B, 35 • Donald “Deke” K. Slayton –Apollo-Soyuz • Joseph P. Kerwin –Skylab 1 • Paul J. Weitz –Skylab 1, STS-6 • Owen K. Garriott – Skylab 2, STS-9 • Jack R. Lousma – Skylab 2, STS-3 • Gerald P. Carr – Skylab 3 Edward G. Gibson – Skylab 3 • William R. Pogue –Skylab 4 • Robert L. Crippen – STS-1, 7, 41-C, 41-G • John H. Engle – STS-2, 51-I • Richard H. Truly –STS-2, 8 • C. Gordon Fullerton –STS-3,

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5. Skylab

51-F • Henry W. Hartsfield –STS-4, 41-D, 61 • Robert F. Overmyer –STS-5, 51-B • Joseph P. Allen –STS-5, 51-A • William B. Lenoir –STS-5 Karol J. Bobko – STS-6, 51-D, 51-J • Donald H. Peterson – STS-6 • F. Story Musgrave –STS-6, 51-F, 33, 44, 61, 80 • Frederick H. Hauck – STS-7, 51-G • Sally K. Ride –STS-7, 41-G “First American Woman in Space” • Norman E. Thagard –STS-7, 51-B, 30, 42, 71 • Daniel C. Brandenstein –STS-8, 51-G, 32, 49

Third Column from Left:
Dale A. Gardner –STS-8, 51-A • Guion S. Bluford – STS-8, 61-A, 39, 53 • William E. Thornton –STS-8, 61-A, 39, 53 • Brewster H. Shaw – STS-9, 61-B, 28 • Dr. Robert A. Parker –STS-9, 45 • Dr. Byron K. Lichtenberg –STS-9, 45 • Robert L. Gibson – STS-41-B, 61-C, 27, 47, 71 • Bruce McCandless –STS-41-B, 31 • Ronald E. McNair –STS-41-B, 51-L • Robert L. Stewart – STS-41-B, 51-J • Francis R. Scobee –STS-41-C, 51-L • George D. Nelson –STS-41-C, 61-C, 26 • James D. A. van Hoften –STS-41-C, 51-I • Terry J. Hart –STS-41-C • Michael

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6. Apollo-Soyuz

L. Coats –STS-41-D, 51-L • Steven A. Hawley –STS-41-D, 61-C, 31, 82, 93 • Richard M. Mullane – STS-41-D, 27, 36 • Charles D. Walker –STS-41-D, 51-D, 61-B • Jon A. McBride –STS-41-G • Kathryn D. Sullivan –STS-41-G, 31, 45 • David C. Leestma –STS-41-G, 28, 45 • Paul D. Scully-Power –STS-41-G, 28, 45 • David M. Walker –STS-51-A, 30, 53, 69 • Anna L. Fisher –STS-51-A • Loren J. Shriver –STS-51-C, 51-L • Ellison S. Onizuka –STS-51-C, 51-L • James F. Buchli –STS-51-C, 61-A, 29, 48 • Gary E. Payton – STS-51-C • Donald E. Williams – STS-51-D, 34

Fourth Column from Left:
M. Rhea Seddon –STS-51-D, 40, 58 • Jeffrey A. Hoffman –STS-51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75 • S. David Griggs –STS-51-D • Senator E. Jake Garn -STS-51-D • Frederick D. Gregory -STS-51-B, 33, 44 • Don L. Lind -STS-51-B • Lodewijk van den Berg -STS-51-B • Taylor G. Wang -STS-51-B • John O. Creighton -STS-51-G, 36, 48 • Shannon W. Lucid -STS-51-G, 34, 43, 58, 76 • Steven R. Nagel -STS-51-G, 61-A, 37, 55 • Roy D. Bridges -STS-51-F • Anthony W. England -STS-51-F • Karl

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7. Sts

G. Henize -STS-51-F • Loren W. Acton -STS-51-F • John-David F. Bartoe -STS-51-F • Richard O. Covey -STS-51-I, 26, 38, 61 • John M. Lounge -STS-51-I, 26, 35 • William F. Fisher -STS-51-I • Ronald J. Grabe -STS-51-J, 30, 42, 57 • David C. Hilmers -STS-51-J, 26, 36, 42 • William A. Pailes -STS-51-J • Bonnie J. Dunbar -STS-61-A, 32, 50, 71, 89 • Bryan D. O’Connor -STS-61-B, 40 • Mary L. Cleave -STS-61-B, 30 • Sherwood C. Spring -STS-61-B • Jerry L. Ross -STS-61-B, 27, 37, 55, 74, 88, 110 • Charles F. Bolden -STS-61-C, 31, 45, 60 • Robert J. Cenker -STS-61-D • Congressman Bill Nelson -STS-61-C

Fifth Column from Left: Franklin R. Chang-Diaz –STS-61-C, 34, 46, 60, 75, 91, 111 • Michael J. Smith –STS-51-L • Gregory B. Jarvis –STS-51-L • Sharon Christa McAuliffe –STS-51-L • Guy S. Gardner –STS-27, 35 • William M. Shepherd –STS-27, 41, 52, 102 • John E. Blaha –STS-29, 33, 43, 58, 79 • James P. Bagian –STS-29, 40 • Robert C. Springer –STS-29, 38 • Mark C. Lee –STS-30, 47, 64, 82 • Richard N. Richards –STS-28, 41, 50, 64 • James

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8. Our Next Destination

C. Adamson –STS-28, 43 • Mark N. Brown –STS-28, 48 • Michael J. McCulley –STS-34 • Ellen S. Baker –STS-34, 50, 71 • Manley L. Carter, Jr. –STS-33 • Kathryn D. Wetherbee –STS-32, 52, 63, 86, 102, 113 • Marsha S. Ivins –STS-32, 46, 62, 81, 98 • G. David Low –STS-32, 43, 57 • John H. Casper –STS-36, 54, 62, 77 • Pierre J. Thuot –STS-36, 49, 62 • Robert D. Cabana –STS-41, 53, 65, 88 • Bruce E. Melnick –STS-41, 49 • Thomas D. Akers –STS-41, 49, 61, 79 • Frank L. Culbertson –STS-38, 51, 105, 108 • Carl J. Meade –STS-38, 50, 64 • Charles D. Gemar –STS-38, 48, 61 • Samuel T. Durrance –STS-35, 67 • Ronald A. Parise –STS-35, 67

Sixth Column from Left:
Kenneth D. Cameron –STS-37, 56, 74 • Linda M. Godwin –STS-37, 59, 76, 108 • Jay Apt –STS-37, 47, 59, 79 • L. Blaine Hammond –STS-39, 64 • Gregory J. Harbaugh –STS-39, 54, 71, 82 • Richard J. Hieb –STS-39, 49, 65 • Donald R. McMonagle –STS-39, 54, 66 • Charles L. Veach –STS-39, 52 • Sidney M.

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9. American Astronaut Wall of Fame

Gutierrez –STS-40, 59 • Tamara E. Jernigan –STS-40, 52, 67, 80, 96 • F. Drew Gaffney –STS-40 • Millie-Hughes Fulford –STS-40 • Michael A. Baker –STS-43, 51, 68, 81 • Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. –STS-48, 60 • Terence T. Henricks –STS-44, 55, 70, 78 • James S. Voss –STS-44, 53, 69, 101, 102, 105 • Mario Runco, Jr. –STS-44, 54, 77 • Thomas J. Hennen –STS-44 • Stephen S. Oswald –STS-42, 56, 67 • William F. Readdy –STS-42, 51, 79 • Brian Duffy –STS-45, 57, 72, 92 • C. Michael Foale –STS-45, 56, 63, 84, 103 • Dirk D. Frimout –STS-45 • Kevin P. Chilton –STS-49, 59, 76 • Kenneth D. Bowersox –STS-50, 61, 73, 82, 113 • Lawrence J. DeLucas –STS-50 • Eugene H. Trinh –STS-50 • Andrew M. Allen –STS-46, 62, 75 • Curtis L. Brown –STS-47, 66, 77, 85, 95, 103 • Mae C. Jemison –STS-47

Seventh Column from Left:
N. Jan Davis –STS-47, 60, 85 • Steven G. MacLean –STS-52 • Michael R. Clifford –STS-53, 59, 76 • Susan J. Helms –STS-54, 64, 78, 101, 102, 105

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10. American Astronaut Wall of Fame

• Kenneth D. Cockrell –STS-56, 69, 80, 98, 111 • Ellen Ochoa –STS-56, 66, 96, 110 • Charles J. Precourt –STS-55, 71, 84, 91 • Bernard A. Harris, Jr. –STS-55, 63 • Nancy J. Sherlock –STS-57 • Peter J.K. Wisoff –STS-57, 68, 81, 92 • Janice E. Voss –STS-57, 63, 83, 94, 99 • James H. Newman –STS-51, 69, 88, 109 • Daniel W. Bursch –STS-51, 68, 77, 108, 111 • Carl E. Walz –STS-51, 65, 79, 108, 111 • Richard A. Searfoss –STS-58, 76, 90 • William S. McArthur, Jr. –STS-58, 74, 92 • David A. Wolf –STS-58, 87, 112, 127 • Martin Fettman –STS-58 • Ronald M. Sega –STS-60, 76 • Thomas D. Jones –STS-59, 68, 80, 98 • James D. Halsell –STS-65, 74, 83, 94, 101 • Leroy Chiao –STS-65, 72, 92 • Donald A. Thomas –STS-63, 70, 83, 94 • Jerry M. Linenger –STS-64, 81 • Terrence W. Wilcutt –STS-68, 79, 89, 106 • Steven L. Smith –STS-68, 82, 103, 110 • Scott E. Parazynski –STS-66, 86, 95, 100, 120 • Joseph R. Tanner –STS-66, 82, 97, 115 • Eileen M. Collins –STS-63, 84,

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11. American Astronaut Wall of Fame

93, 114 • William G. Gregory –STS-67

Eighth Column from Left:
John M. Grunsfeld –STS-67, 81, 103, 109, 125 • Wendy B. Lawrence –STS-67, 86, 91, 114 • Kevin R. Kregel –STS-70, 78, 87, 99 • Mary Ellen Weber –STS-70, 101 • Nancy Jane Currie –STS-70, 88, 109 • Michael L. Gernhardt –STS-69, 83, 94, 104 • Kent V. Rominger –STS-73, 80, 85, 96, 100 • Catherine G. Coleman –STS-73, 93 • Fred W. Leslie –STS-73 • Albert Sacco, Jr. –STS-73 • Brent W. Jett, Jr. –STS-72, 81, 97, 115 • Daniel T. Berry –STS-72, 96, 105 • Winston E. Scott –STS-72, 96, 10 • Scott J. Horowitz –STS-75, 82, 101, 105 • Andrew S.W. Thomas –STS-77, 89, 102, 114 • Richard M. Linnehan –STS-78, 90, 109 • Charles E. Brady, Jr. –STS-78 • Susan L. Still –STS-83, 94 • Roger Crouch –STS-83, 94 • Greg Linteris –STS-83, 94 • Carlos I. Noriega –STS-84, 97 • Edward T. Lu –STS-84, 106 • Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. –STS-85, 98, 116 • Stephen K. Robinson –STS-85, 95, 114, 130 • Michael J. Bloomfield

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12. American Astronaut Wall of Fame

–STS-86, 97, 110 • Steven W. Lindsey –STS-87, 95, 104, 121, 133 • Kalpana Chawla –STS-87, 107 • Joe F. Edwards, Jr. –STS-89 • Michael P. Anderson –STS-89, 107 • James F. Reilly –STS-89, 104, 117

Ninth Column from Left:
Scott D. Altman –STS-90, 106, 109, 125 • Kathryn P. Hire –STS-90, 130 • Jay C. Buckey –STS-90 • James A. Pawelczyk –STS-90 • Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie –STS-91, 99, 108, 123 • Janet L. Kavandi –STS-91, 99, 104 • Frederick W. Sturckow –STS-88, 105, 117, 128 • Rick D. Husband –STS-96, 107 • Jeffrey S. Ashby –STS-93, 100, 112 • Scott J. Kelly –STS-103, 118 • Gerhard P.J. Thiele –STS-99 • Jeffrey N. Williams –STS-101 • Daniel C. Burbank –STS-106, 115 • Richard A. Mastracchio –STS-106, 118, 131 • Pamela A. Melroy –STS-92, 112, 120 • Michael E. Lopez-Alegria –STS-73, 92, 113 • Mark L. Polansky –STS-98, 116, 127 • James M. Kelly –STS-102, 114 • Paul Richards –STS-102 • John L. Phillips –STS-100 • Charles O. Hobaugh –STS-104,

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13. Boiler Plate 29A

120, 129 • Patrick G. Forrester –STS-105, 117, 128 • Mark E. Kelly –STS-108, 121, 124,134 • Daniel M. Tani –STS-108, 121, 124, 134 • Duane G. Carey –STS-109 • Michael J. Massimino –STS-109, 125 • Stephen N. Frick –STS-110, 122 • Lee M. E. Morin –STS-110 • Rex J. Walheim –STS-110, 122, 135 • Paul S. Lockhart –STS-111, 113

Tenth Column from Left:
Peggy A. Whitson –STS-111, 113 • Peirs J. Sellers –STS-112, 121, 132 • Sandra H. Magnus –STS-112, 126, 135 • John B. Herrington –STS-113 • Donald R. Pettit –STS-113 • William C. McCool –STS-107 • Laurel B. Clark –STS-107 • William A. Oefelein –STS-116 • Joan E. Higginbotham –STS-116 • Nicholas J.M. Patrick –STS-116, 130 • Sunita L. Williams –STS-116, 117 • Christopher J. Ferguson –STS-115, 126, 135 • Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper –STS-115, 126 • Stephanie D. Wilson –STS-121, 120, 131 • Lisa M. Nowak –STS-121 • Michael E. Fossum –STS-121, 124 • Clayton C. Anderson –STS-117, 131 • Steven

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14. American Astronaut Wall of Fame Marker, Meteor Crater, AZ

R. Swanson –STS-117, 119 • Lee J. Archambault –STS-117, 119 • John D. Olivas –STS-117, 128 • George Zamka –STS-120, 130 • Doug Wheelock –STS-120 • Barbara Morgan –STS-118 • Tracy Caldwell –STS-118 • Alvin Drew –STS-118, 133 • Alan Poindexter –STS-122, 131 • Stanley love –STS-122 • Leland Melvin –STS-122, 129 • Leopold Eyharts –STS-122

Eleventh Column from Left:
Garrett Reisman –STS-123, 132 • Gregory H. Johnson –STS-123, 134 • Robert L. Behnken –STS-123, 130 • Michael J. Foreman –STS-123, 129 • Gregory E. Chamitoff –STS-124, 134 • Kenneth T. Ham –STS-124, 132 • Karen L.Nyberg –STS-124 • Ronald J. Garan, Jr. –STS-124 • Toney Antonelli –STS-119, 132 • Joseph Acaba –STS-119 • Richard Arnold –STS-119 • Gregory C. Johnson –STS-125 • K. Megan McArthur –STS-125 • Andrew J. Feustel –STS-125, 134 • Michael T. Good –STS-125, 132 • Steven G. Bowen –STS-126, 132, 133 • Eric A. Boe –STS-126, 133 • Robert S. Kimbrough –STS-126

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• Christopher J. Cassidy –STS-127 • Douglas G. Hurley –STS-127, 135 • Thomas H. Marshburn –STS-127 • Timothy L. Kopra –STS-127 • Jose M. Hernandez –STS-128 • Kevin A. Ford –STS-128 • Nicole P. Scott –STS-128, 133 • Robert L. Satcher, Jr. –STS-129 • Barry E. Wilmore –STS-129 • Randolph J. Bresnik –STS-129 • Terry W. Virts, Jr. –STS-130 • James P. Dutton, Jr. –STS-131 • Dorothy Metcalf Lindenburger –STS-131 • Michael R. Barrett –STS-134 • Edward Michael Fincke –STS-134

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1862.

Location. 35° 1.977′ N, 111° 1.262′ W. Marker is in Winslow, Arizona, in Navajo County. It is on Meteor Crater Road, on the right when traveling west. Located in the court yard near the main entrance into the visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Meteor Crater Road, Winslow AZ 86047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boiler Plate 29A (a few steps from this marker); Barringer Meteor Crater (within shouting distance of this marker).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Meteor City Trading Post, Winslow, Arizona (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on February 8, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 14. submitted on September 25, 2018, by MDGx of Albuquerque, New Mexico. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.