Shuttle Crew Honors Ohioan Neil Armstrong
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A space shuttle crew dominated by Ohio natives paid tribute on their last full day in orbit to Neil Armstrong, the man from their state who walked on the moon 26 years ago Thursday.
Four of Discovery’s five crew members are from Ohio, home to more astronauts than any other state.
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