Editing El Lago, Texas (section)

==History==
{{Further|History of the Galveston Bay Area}}
The city of El Lago was established in 1961 and over the years has been home to at least 47 astronauts, including [[Neil Armstrong]], the first person to walk on the Moon; [[Buzz Aldrin]], the lunar module pilot on the 1969 [[Apollo 11]] mission and the second person to walk on the Moon; [[Jim Lovell]], the command module pilot of [[Apollo 8]] (making him one of the first three humans to fly to the Moon) and commander of the [[Apollo 13]] mission; [[Story Musgrave]], veteran of six [[Space Shuttle]] flights on five different orbiters; and [[Peggy Whitson]], who in 2017 became the first female astronaut to command the International Space Station. Many houses in the neighborhood were custom built specifically for the astronauts and their families. The local elementary school is named for [[Ed White (astronaut)|Ed White]], who was the first American to walk in space, and there are two parks named for astronauts. There's the Neil Armstrong Park and McNair Memorial Park, named for astronaut [[Ronald McNair]], who was killed when the [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] exploded. There is a pavilion named for [[Ellen Ochoa|Dr. Ellen Ochoa]], a former astronaut and director of [[Johnson Space Center]]. In addition, the city's logo features a Space Shuttle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastmonthly.com/2019/06/the-most-nasa-neighborhoods/|title = The most NASA neighborhoods}}</ref>