Ohio senators propose renaming NASA site for Neil Armstrong, AP “Ohio’s U.S. senators want Congress to rename a NASA research facility in Ohio after astronaut Neil Armstrong. Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Sherrod Brown introduced legislation Thursday to honor the Ohio native by renaming the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky. Portman says he raised the idea with Armstrong in 2012, a year before Armstrong’s death. The senator says Armstrong, […]
First Moonwalker Neil Armstrong’s Private Collection to be Sold at Heritage Auctions, Heritage Auctions “The vast personal collection of Neil Armstrong, who as the first man to walk on the moon changed the course of human history, will be presented in a series of auctions beginning November 1-2, 2018 by Heritage Auctions. The Armstrong Family CollectionTM will offer never-before-seen artifacts from his momentous lunar landing to private mementos — including […]
VIDEO: NASA Renames Historic Facility in Honor of Neil Armstrong, NASA “During a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, July 21, NASA renamed the center’s Operations and Checkout Building in honor of late astronaut Neil Armstrong, who passed away in 2012.”
“In conjunction with the memorial service and tree dedication at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 20, 2013, the center created this video honoring the legacy of Neil Armstrong. The video takes a look at the accidental legend that Armstrong became, and the history-making flight that he took with his colleagues Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.”
NASA Announces Memorial Service For Astronaut Neil Armstrong, NASA “NASA will honor the life and historic achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong during a memorial service at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, June 20, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, fellow Apollo 11 astronauts […]
Navy Announces Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong “Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship will be named Neil Armstrong. Mabus named the future R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) to honor the memory of Neil Armstrong, best known for being the first man to walk on the moon. Armstrong was an aeronautics pioneer and explorer […]
NASA To Honor Neil Armstrong at National Cathedral “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other dignitaries will attend a public memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral to honor the life and career of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Thursday, Sept. 13. The memorial will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed online by the agency’s and National Cathedral’s websites.” Keith’s 6 Sep 7:45 am EDT update: Sources are reporting that […]
RNC 2012: Mitt Romney speech to GOP convention (Full Text), Washington Post “I was born in the middle of the century in the middle of the country, a classic baby boomer. It was a time when Americans were returning from war and eager to work. To be an American was to assume that all things were possible. When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn’t […]
Photo: Oreo Honors Neil Armstrong Keith’s note: Interestingly, Oreo (Nabisco) paid for promotional placement of this tweet on Twitter for the popular, Armstrong-themed hashtag #WinkAtTheMoon: “Celebrate the man that made dreams a reality #dailytwist pic.twitter.com/6LO4vqSt“ – thus ensuring even greater visibility.
True American Hero Neil Armstrong Honored by Clear Channel Outdoor on Digital Billboards “Starting today, Clear Channel Outdoor will honor one of our nation’s greatest heroes and a man who lived a humble, yet heroic life, with a memorial on every one of the company’s 963 digital billboards in 37 different metropolitan areas – including Columbus and Cleveland in Mr. Armstrong’s home state of Ohio. Neil Armstrong passed away on […]
