Operations and Checkout Building
The Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) (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.
Operations and Checkout Building | |
Aerial view of the Operations and Checkout building at KSC, c. 2017 | |
| Location | Brevard County, Florida, USA |
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| Nearest city | Titusville, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°31′26″N 80°38′46″W |
| Built | 1964 |
| Architect | Charles Luckman |
| Architectural style | International |
| Visitation | Open, requires sponsorship by NASA employee |
| MPS | John F. Kennedy Space Center MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001636 |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 2000 |
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