缅怀卡特总统
President Jimmy Carter, wife Rosalynn, and daughter Amy, along with Kennedy Space Center Director Lee Scherer, look at a scale model of the crawler that transported the total shuttle launch configuration from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39.
Despite the setbacks faced through technical and schedule problems during the development of the Space Shuttle Program, President Carter provided NASA with its first budget extension to complete funding for the program.
His decision to support the creation of a peaceful scientific spacecraft enabled the creation of the International Space Station, the longest continuously maintained laboratory in space–dedicated to the peaceful advance of scientific discovery.
President Carter passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Read a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson paying tribute.
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总统吉米·卡特（Jimmy Carter）、夫人罗莎琳（Rosalynn）以及女儿艾米（Amy），与肯尼迪航天中心主任李·谢勒（Lee Scherer）一起观看了一台用于运送航天飞机发射配置的履带运输车的比例模型。这辆履带车负责将完整的航天飞机发射配置从装配大楼运送到39号发射台。
尽管航天飞机计划在开发过程中面临技术和进度问题的诸多挫折，卡特总统仍为NASA提供了第一个预算延期，以完成该计划的资金支持。
他决定支持建造一艘和平科学用途的航天器，这一决定促成了国际空间站的建立。这是目前在太空中持续维护时间最长的实验室，致力于通过和平方式推进科学发现。
卡特总统于2024年12月29日星期日逝世。请阅读NASA局长比尔·纳尔逊（Bill Nelson）的悼念声明。
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