Heroes & Legends presented by Boeing featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is on the Hunt for Heroes: Tell Us Yours!

The way heroes are defined in the 21^st Century is a focus of the new Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame^® attraction, scheduled to open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on November 11, 2016. In a never-done-before initiative designed to more fully engage the visitor in their experience, the public is being asked to submit a video about a hero that has inspired them. Select video submissions will be featured alongside NASA’s most famous astronauts and celebrity ambassadors.

06.30.2016

Heroes & Legends Video News Release

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06.30.2016

The Boeing Company announced as the title sponsor of the upcoming attraction Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®

During the morning ceremony, a ten-foot long silhouette of an X-15 rocket plane was raised to the top of the building. The X-15, which was manufactured by a legacy Boeing company, North American Aviation, flew for nearly a decade, achieving hypersonic speeds and exploring the upper edge of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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06.30.2016

Executives sign the support beam for the new Heroes & Legends attraction featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® at the visitor complex.

In a ceremony today The Boeing Company was announced as the title sponsor of the new attraction. Pictured L-R: Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; John Elbon, vice president & general manager of Space Exploration, The Boeing Company; Robert Cabana, director, John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex announces The Boeing Company as Title Sponsor for Heroes & Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®

Therrin Protze, chief operating officer of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, today announced The Boeing Company as the title sponsor of the upcoming attraction Heroes & Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®. The news marks the first time in more than 50 years that the visitor complex has entered into an agreement with a corporate sponsor.