The Accomack County Board of Supervisors has reversed course on a controversial request to rename the launch complex at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility after prominent aerospace leader A. Thomas Young.
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A request to honor one of the Eastern Shore’s most accomplished aerospace leaders is facing growing opposition from people who say changing the Wallops name could erase an important piece of local history.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors is asking NASA to rename a part of Wallops Flight Facility in honor of one of the Eastern Shore's most accomplished aerospace leaders.