Vice President Mike Pence is slated to visit Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, where he'll commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon.

Pence, who last visited KSC in December, will speak at 1 p.m. about the legacy of Apollo and future of NASA's Artemis program at the famous Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. Historically, that was the last stop before astronauts suited up and boarded a van for the launch pad.

Pence will also travel to SpaceX's pad 39A, which is where Saturn V launched from 50 years ago on July 16. The pad is now leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missions.

Pence's visit will follow another by both of Florida's senators – Marco Rubio and Rick Scott – who will convene at the KSC Visitor Complex Friday to discuss small business innovation in spaceflight.

And immediately after Pence's visit on Sunday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 at 7:35 p.m. with cargo and supplies for the International Space Station.

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