Speakers Bureau Annual Award Ceremony : People in photo are: Lenwood Clark, Christine Darden, Doug Dwoyer, Thayer Sheets, Paul Holloway, Cathy Schauer, Charles Blankenship, Irwin Schauer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Kennedy Space Center Associate Director Kelvin Manning addresses Kennedy's volunteers during a KSC Volunteer Appreciation Event held in the Debus Conference Facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Manning briefed the group on future prospects for the space center with a presentation entitled 'Pushing the Boundaries.' To learn about NASA's Speakers Bureau, visit http:__speakers.grc.nasa.gov_speaker. Photo credit: NASA_Daniel Casper

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Kennedy Space Center volunteers fill the Debus Conference Facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for a KSC Volunteer Appreciation Event. The group was given a briefing by Kennedy Associate Director Kelvin Manning on future prospects for the space center, entitled 'Pushing the Boundaries.' To learn about NASA's Speakers Bureau, visit http:__speakers.grc.nasa.gov_speaker. Photo credit: NASA_Daniel Casper

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Kennedy Space Center Associate Director Kelvin Manning welcomes Kennedy's volunteers to a KSC Volunteer Appreciation Event held in the Debus Conference Facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Manning briefed the group on future prospects for the space center with a presentation entitled 'Pushing the Boundaries.' To learn about NASA's Speakers Bureau, visit http:__speakers.grc.nasa.gov_speaker. Photo credit: NASA_Daniel Casper

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Kennedy Space Center volunteers turn out in full force for a KSC Volunteer Appreciation Event held in the Debus Conference Facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The group was given a briefing by Kennedy Associate Director Kelvin Manning on future prospects for the space center, entitled 'Pushing the Boundaries.' To learn about NASA's Speakers Bureau, visit http:__speakers.grc.nasa.gov_speaker. Photo credit: NASA_Daniel Casper

Members of Lewis’ Educational Services Office pose with one of the center’s Spacemobile space science demonstration units. Unlike its predecessor, the NACA, the new NASA space agency considered public outreach one of its core tenets. The early astronauts were lionized and new technologies touted. Lewis, which had previously been a closed laboratory, began hosting open houses and elaborate space fairs in the early 1960s. In addition, the center initiated educational programs that worked with local schools and a robust speaker’s bureau that explained NASA activities to the community. One aspect of these efforts was the Spacemobile Program. These vehicles included a delegated speaker, exhibits, models, and other resources. The Spacemobiles, which made forays across the Midwest, were extremely active throughout the 1960s.