{"id":79858,"date":"2024-10-28T15:28:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?page_id=79858"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:10:17","slug":"discovering-a-legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/support\/mission-impact\/discovering-a-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering a Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A family history at NASA-JSC creates a new family for Stephen P. Huzar <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stephen P. Huzar\u2019s involvement with Space Center Houston began with a deep dive into his family\u2019s legacy. As the son of native Houstonian, Patricia Lynn Tamborello, and Apollo-era NASA engineer, Steve Huzar, Stephen has firm roots in the local space community. He\u2019s been a Space Center Houston volunteer since 2019, sharing his passion with visitors and recently supporting our bright future with a planned gift honoring his father\u2019s history with NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

In 1961, Stephen\u2019s father moved from Hampton, Virginia, with NASA\u2019s Manned Spacecraft Center in order to establish Houston as \u201cSpace City\u201d and the home of human spaceflight. He worked on lunar trajectories until 1963 and then spent five years studying vibration and acoustics, primarily on the Lunar Module. He was unable to pass his knowledge on to Stephen, however, as he unfortunately passed away when his son was very young.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Growing up, Stephen heard proud stories from family members about the contributions his father made to the Apollo program. When Stephen got older and his mother had passed away as well, he began to research his father\u2019s time at NASA. He found an incredible trove of material and people who had worked closely with him, like Building 49 colleagues Estella and Pete Gillette, and Julie Kramer-White, a present-day leader at NASA-JSC. With help from them and the larger NASA Alumni League \u2013 JSC Chapter, Stephen learned about the \u201cNASA Family\u201d and its bonds that have lasted since the days of Apollo. This history and ongoing camaraderie ultimately stoked his passion to volunteer at Space Center Houston.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

An accountant by profession, Stephen is an avid enthusiast for the history of spaceflight, especially with regards to his father\u2019s work. On weekends he can often be found in the SCH Starship Gallery engaging visitors with stories about the Lunar Module his father helped test and send to the Moon. Or by Saturn V in Rocket Park, Stephen revels in telling guests about the trajectories that his father helped pioneer. This volunteer work has become very meaningful to him, and Stephen now considers Space Center Houston part of his \u201cfamily\u201d as well.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Inspired by the fellowship of the space community, Stephen decided to leave a legacy gift to Space Center Houston to honor his father and ensure that space history would be preserved. In his will, Stephen has left a portion of his estate to a charitable remainder unitrust that will support his family members until their passing and then leave the remainder to his named charities\u2014including Space Center Houston, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

His gift will further Space Center Houston\u2019s mission by immersing visitors in the early days of space exploration and archiving information from other members of the \u201cNASA family,\u201d honoring those who made human spaceflight possible.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

In January 2024, Stephen himself was honored with Space Center Houston\u2019s Exceptional Volunteer Award, a tribute to his can-do spirit and enthusiasm for engaging visitors. \u201cTo be honest, I was surprised,\u201d Stephen says of receiving the award. \u201cI\u2019m only spending time talking about my passion. I get so much more out of my time at Space Center Houston than I feel I have to give, especially when I see a guest\u2019s face light up.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Stephen is grateful to all those who helped him learn about his father\u2019s work with the Apollo program. \u201cI was stunned to find the \u2018NASA family,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cThey brought my dad\u2019s role to life in vivid colors. Preserving the history of NASA-JSC is vitally important to Houston, and to me.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Stephen encourages others who have had family or close friends at NASA to come explore their history with Space Center Houston and leave a legacy gift that helps preserve and chronicle the story of human spaceflight. These important gifts provide for the collection and care of NASA artifacts, as well as the stories of NASA pioneers\u2014be they astronauts, accountants, or engineers like Stephen\u2019s father.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

To learn more about leaving your legacy at Space Center Houston and the many programs that could benefit from such a gift, please contact Amelia Ribnick Kleiman, Director of Major Gifts at giving@spacecenter.org<\/a> or by phone at 281-244-2119.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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