Operations and Checkout Building

Operations and Checkout Building
Aerial view of the Operations and Checkout building at KSC, c. 2017
Operations and Checkout Building is located in Florida
Operations and Checkout Building
Operations and Checkout Building is located in the United States
Operations and Checkout Building
LocationBrevard County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityTitusville, Florida
Coordinates28°31′26″N 80°38′46″W / 28.52389°N 80.64611°W / 28.52389; -80.64611
Built1964
ArchitectCharles Luckman
Architectural styleInternational
VisitationOpen, requires sponsorship by NASA employee
MPSJohn F. Kennedy Space Center MPS
NRHP reference No.99001636[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2000

The Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C)[2] (previously known as the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building) is a historic building on Merritt Island, Florida, United States. The five-story structure is in the Industrial Area of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Its has twin-block facilities that include the crew quarter dormitories for astronauts, suit-up preparations prior to their flights, and the other is a large spacecraft workshop used for manufacturing and checking activities on crewed spacecraft. On January 21, 2000, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Image-STS-26 crewmembers leave KSC O&C Bldg on their way to the launch pad". NASA. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

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