Neil Armstrong Air And 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 air and space museum. His love of aviation and later as an astronaut is chronicled in this museum. The museum chronicles ohio s contributions to the history of aeronautics and space flight. In january 1974 a new building for the national air and space museum nasm was taking shape right across the street from nasa headquarters. Historical aviator test pilot and astronaut neil armstrong learned to fly and received his pilots license before he received his drivers license.

The museum participates annually in wapakoneta s summer moon festival. 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. Neil armstrong s restored spacesuit put back on display at the smithsonian s national air and space museum the spacesuit which armstrong wore when he walked on the moon during apollo 11 is. 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.

The museum offers special scheduled programming on its grounds. 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. This three day july event offers a variety of activities throughout the city. Neil armstrong as space exploration has evolved so have the exhibits at the armstrong air space museum.