Renaming Ceremony will Honor NASA Astronaut Legend Neil Armstrong

Renaming Ceremony will Honor of NASA Astronaut Legend Neil ArmstrongThe day after the 45th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, NASA will hold a renaming ceremony, of one of its iconic facilities at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to honor the first person to walk on the Moon – Neil Armstrong.

The ceremony will take place at the facility to be renamed as the Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. Built in 1964, the building was formerly known as the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building.

The renaming ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. EDT, Monday, July 21 and will be carried live on NASA TV, as well as online below.

Viewers can watch NASA TV online below for the Armstrong renaming ceremony



Over its history, the facility has played a vital role in NASA’s spaceflight history and was used during the Apollo program to process and test the command, service and lunar modules.

Today the facility is used to process and assemble NASA’s Orion spacecraft as the agency prepares to embark on the next giant leap in space exploration, sending astronauts to an asteroid and Mars.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Kennedy Center Director Robert Cabana and Apollo 11 crew members Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin will be on hand during the ceremony.

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