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Proclamation
City Of
Cape Canaveral, Florida
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral recognizes the achievements of Blacks in
Space, and the important role that African Americans have performed in the success of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Program (NASA) in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral honors all Black Achievements in
celebration of and during Black History Month, and today recognize black women and
men, to name a few, who played key roles in the early days of the Space Program and
beyond; and
WHEREAS, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson were celebrated
in the 2016 book written by Margot Lee Shetterly and movie of the same name "Hidden
Figures"; and according to NASA history, the black women were "human computers" who
began careers as schoolteachers, soared mathematical heights by performing equations
and calculations by hand, and it was their brilliant work that propelled the first American,
John Glenn, into orbit in 1962; and
WHEREAS, Cape View Elementary School, Cape Canaveral, Florida is home to the
Captain Winston E. Scott Science and Technology Center, so named for the retired United
States Navy Captain, former NASA Astronaut, Florida State University graduate and
Miami, Florida native; and
WHEREAS, Captain Scott was selected by NASA in April 1992, served as Missions
Specialist on Space Shuttle missions in 1996 and 1997, logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours
and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral recognizes these are just a few examples of the
service and contributions made by African Americans to the country's Space Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral acknowledges and supports the efforts and
contributions of African Americans in NASA's Space Program; and
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Robert E. Hoog, Mayor of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim February 28, 2020 as
BLACK ACHIEVEMENT IN SPACE DAY
Signed and Sealed this 28th Day of February, 2020
Robert E. Hoog Mayor
[Embossed City Seal]