Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

James E Webb Biography and Timeline

Follow James E Webb through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

James E Webb, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1961–1961Years on this page

1961

NASA

Houston · Science / Astronomy

NASA Administrator James E. Webb announced the site of the NASA centre dedicated to human space flight would be Houston, Texas, this becomes the Manned Spacecraft Center, renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1973

Records, sources and methodology

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