Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1237 Apollo Historic Exhibit
Requester:	Calvin Fowler		Organization:		U.S. Space Walk of Fame
Project Title:	Apollo Historic Exhibit		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 2:09:29 PM
District Member:	Charles Bronson		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Brevard
Recipient:	U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation		Contact:		Calvin Fowler
	P.O. Box 6385		Contact Phone:		(321) 449-4503
	Titusville 32782-6385
Project Description:
This is an augmentation of the story of the Gemini mission and the start of the story of the Apollo mission at the Space Walk of Fame. The Space Walk of Fame is an outdoor museum on the Indian River in historic downtown Titusville, overlooking the Kennedy Space Center where all U.S. manned space flights originated.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Apollo is on every list of the 100 most important events in the century, the millennium or the history of mankind. Apollo is the most important happening in Florida's history. The museum includes the handprints of the original Mercury astronaunts and will include ones of the Gemini and Apollo astronaunts. Names of space industry workers will be recorded on the monument and in a computer database. Important milestones in the history of rocketry are displayed at the site. Informational programs to be displayed at computer kiosks are under development.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Tourists from all over the world are visiting the outdoor museum everyday. More will come as the museum is expanded. Thousands visit the stie to view shuttle launches in the historic context of the museum.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$295,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,709,913

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$1,414,913
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Yes
	Agency:	State, Department Of, And Secretary Of State
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	State Historical Resources Grants in Aid list
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
	Meeting Date:	12/07/1999