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Explore aviation
and aerospace history—and celebrate the accomplishments
of the first man to walk on the moon—at the Armstrong
Air & Space Museum.
Located just off I-75 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, this facility honors hometown
hero Neil Armstrong...other astronauts who call Ohio home...and all pioneers
who made air and space travel possible.
Inside the two-level Armstrong Air & Space Museum, you'll see displays
and artifacts of Apollo 11 commander Neil Alden Armstrong's life and career,
including the Gemini and Apollo space suits he actually wore on his NASA
missions, and a moon rock collected by Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
on that first lunar landing in July 1969. In addition, you'll find a portrait
gallery for all 24 Ohio astronauts, as well as historical items from Soviet
Yuri Gagarin, the first human to go into space.
While at the museum, don't miss the Gemini 8 spacecraft Armstrong flew
along with David Scott in 1966 on the first space-docking mission...or
the 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champion, the first plane Armstrong ever flew. Be
sure to take in the multimedia presentation in the Astro Theater that brings
the sights and sounds of space travel down to earth. And, you'll want to
experience the thrills of the space shuttle landing simulator, and the
lunar landing simulator—both designed to see if you have the "right stuff" for
space travel!
By visiting the Armstrong Air & Space Museum, you'll gain a new appreciation
for the accomplishments of Neil Armstrong...and all the men and women
who defied gravity and helped make air and space travel a reality.
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For more information,
please visit:
www.armstrongmuseum.org
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