Neil Armstrong Space Museum

The armstrong air and space museum is a museum in wapakoneta ohio united states the hometown of neil armstrong first man to set foot on the moon.

Neil armstrong space museum. Armstrong the first man on the moon died of complications from coronary artery bypass surgery on august 25 2012 in cincinnati ohio. It includes his first aircraft the actual gemini 8 spacecraft he and dave scott flew for the first rendezvous and docking is space and other nasa items. Neil armstrong s spacesuit will be back on view at the air and space museum in mid july by the washington post for the first time in 13 years neil armstrong s apollo 11 spacesuit will be back on view at the smithsonian s national air and space museum in washington in mid july as part a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Discussions regarding areas of cooperation were already underway between nasa officials and museum director michael collins who had flown to the moon as a member of the apollo 11 crew. Cincinnati neil armstrong was a quiet self described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved pilot he made one giant leap for mankind with a small. In the museum s astro theater multimedia presentations and documentaries are cast upon the famous dome s interior structur.

To stand not only as a repository of ohio s aeronautical history and a monument to ohio s contribution to aviation and space exploration but also as a tribute to ohioan neil armstrong whose one small step for a man was indeed a giant leap for mankind. But the focus has remained the same. In january 1974 a new building for the national air and space museum nasm was taking shape right across the street from nasa headquarters.

The neil armstrong air and space museum located in armstrong s hometown of wapakoneta ohio south of toledo celebrates the life and the mission of the first man to walk on the moon. The spacesuit recently underwent an extensive conservation process funded by thousands of public donations through a kickstarter campaign in 2015. Museum in washington dc neil armstrong s apollo 11 spacesuit neil armstrong s spacesuit from the historic apollo 11 moon landing is back on display for the first time in 13 years.

Asteroid 6469 armstrong and a lunar crater are named in his honor. Neil armstrong learned to fly and received his pilots license before he received his drivers license. The museum chronicles ohio s contributions to the history of aeronautics and space flight.

Also a moon rock picked up during the apollo 11 flight in july 1969. Neil armstrong as space exploration has evolved so have the exhibits at the armstrong air space museum.