Kendall Square was almost a central hub for NASA — until the plan fell apart

What if "Houston, we have a problem," was "Cambridge, we have a problem"?

The legend often told about NASA's long-closed research center in Kendall Square is that NASA nearly put its headquarters there in the midst of the 1960s space race. But the "what if?" story doesn't end there.

Boston Globe reporter Scott Kirsner talks about the unrealized promise of Kendall Square as a key NASA hub and what it could've meant for the region.