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The Lunar Science Institute, which later became the Lunar and Planetary Institute, was announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson on the 1st of March 1968 at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. It was formally dedicated on the 4th of January 1970 at the former West Mansion on NASA Road 1. The Universities Space Research Association took over management on the 11th of December 1969.
The Lunar and Planetary Institute is located at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in Houston, Texas. It moved into its current facility in 1991 under the leadership of David C. Black, and the building was formally dedicated in January 1992.
The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, or LPSC, is an annual five-day meeting organized and sponsored by the LPI and held each March in the Houston area. It brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present scientific findings. The conference dates back to the Apollo program, when early sessions focused on the study of lunar samples.
William W. Rubey was appointed the first director of the Lunar Science Institute, serving from 1968 to 1971. He led the institute through its transition to management by the Universities Space Research Association and oversaw the establishment of the visiting scientists program, the first symposium, and the first seminar lecture.
Director Thomas R. McGetchin, who took over in 1977, expanded the institute's research focus beyond the Moon to include the study of the entire Solar System. The name change to the Lunar and Planetary Institute reflected that broader mandate, extending the institute's scope from Mercury to Pluto and the icy moons of the outer Solar System.
The LPI hosts a Summer Intern Program pairing undergraduates with scientists at the LPI or the Johnson Space Center. From 2008 through 2013, it also ran a Lunar Exploration Summer Intern Program focused on evaluating planetary landing sites. In 2015, a new Exploration Science Summer Intern Program was established with a broader scope covering both the Moon and near-Earth asteroids.