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"My friends, there was dancing in the streets of Huntsville when our first satellite orbited the
Earth. There was dancing again when the first Americans landed on the Moon. There is only one Moon. I'm afraid we can't
offer any such spectaculars like that for some years to come. But I'd like to ask you, don't hang up your dancing slippers."
Werner Von Braun 1970
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Werner Von Braun recognized that if the Huntsville region was to
expand the frontiers of space and meet the future mission requirements of NASA and DoD, the region surrounding Huntsville
would have to develop its scientific and technical workforce and, simultaneously, attract technical and scientific professionals
from across the country. The Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation is a logical next step in a continuing process
that has seen a major evolution of the science and technology assets of the region.
The creation of this new not-for-profit research and development organization signals the community's commitment to taking
Von Braun's dream a step further. It is also a clear indicator to NASA and DoD that this community is dedicated to their
key mission requirements.
With the development of VCSI, Huntsville can address the current mission requirements of its key federal stakeholders,
and provide the flexibility to respond to future requirements. The center will also serve as a critical hands-on learning
laboratory for training, educating, and preparing a strong workforce for tomorrow.
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| VCSI vision is to become a self-sustaining, world-class R&D center
that blends local resources with national assets to provide science and technology innovations and solutions to meet critical NASA
and DoD mission requirements.
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