Air Force Space And Missile Museum

The mission of the air force space and missile museum is to collect preserve restore and exhibit items of historical significance which directly relate to the development heritage missions and units associated with usaf space launch activities missile airframes payloads related systems development flight testing and cape canaveral history.
Air force space and missile museum. The air force space and missile museum is located at launch complex 26 at cape canaveral air force station florida. We stayed in cocoa beach for the month of january and found the sands space history museum while doing a search for things to do for free in the area. Graveline was excellent with firsthand experiences from his work on the cape and knowledge of the history and location. Our goal is to collect restore and exhibit items of historical significance which relate to the development and heritage of u s.
The very first stealth fighter is a legend and a museum piece during operation desert storm the f 117as flew 1 271 sorties achieving an 80 percent mission success rate and. Air force space launch activities. There is a more in depth tour for a charge through the kennedy space center that goes into the base. Us air force space and missile museum foundation preserving america s history of space exploration.
It includes artifacts from the early american space program and includes an outdoor area displaying rockets missiles and space related equipment chronicling the space and missile history of the us air force and other military branches. The us air force space and missile museum foundation is a non profit 501 c 3.