1. 1 The term “space truck” was widely used as a description of the space shuttle, as evidenced by the name of a 1987–1997 exhibit on the space shuttle at the Smithsonian. See Smithsonian, “America’s Space Truck: The Space Shuttle,” accessed May 23, 2016, si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/America’s-Space-Truck-The-Space-Shuttle-3550.
2. 2 David Hitt and Heather R. Smith, Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972–1986 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2014), 24–26.
3. 3 Cape Canaveral was renamed Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, when it was changed back to Canaveral. In 1963, the Cape Canaveral Space Center had also been renamed the Kennedy Space Center, a name that has been retained.
4. 4 Richard D. Lyons, "States Press Bids in New Space Race," New York Times, February 13, 1971, 1, 24
5. T. A. Heppenheimer, SP-4221: The Space Shuttle Decision (NASA, 1999), 425-26, accessed May 23, 2016, history. nasa.gov/SP-4221/ch9.htm.