UPDATE: The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Guests are asked to adhere to all state guidelines including face coverings and social distancing. NO SLEDDING.
  • Neil Boyhood Statue
    Neil Boyhood Statue

    Displays Neil as a young teenager holding a model airplane he would've created. This is one of two statues commissioned for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary. Sculptor: Chas Fagan

  • Armstrong Air and Space Museum Front Exterior
    Armstrong Air & Space Museum

    The museum resembles a futuristic moon base. The design of the architect, a Wapakoneta native, was selected from a national contest.

  • Aeronca 7AC Champion Airplane
    Aeronca Champion

    Armstrong took his first flying lessons at age 15 in the Aeronca 7AC Champion airplane, manufactured in Middletown, Ohio.

  • Gemini VII and Apollo Mock Ups
    Apollo & Gemini Capsules

    Visitors can peer inside replica of the Apollo capsule or sit in a replica Gemini from sunrise to dusk.

  • Gemini VIII Spacecraft Capsule
    Gemini VIII Spacecraft

    This Gemini capsule was Neil Armstrong’s first spacecraft. In 1966, he and copilot David Scott conducted the first docking in space.

Neil Armstrong

As space exploration has evolved, so have the exhibits at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. But the focus has remained the same: 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."

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Calendar » Mar
16

SPEAKER SERIES: 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEMINI VIII (03/16/21)

Armstrong Event

Space Historian and Armstrong Museum Experience Coordinator Greg Brown will be exploring the fascinating and exciting

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Hours of Operation

 

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Wednesday:    10:00* – 4:00

Thursday:        10:00 – 4:00

Friday:             10:00 – 4:00

Saturday:        10:00 – 4:00

Sunday:          10:00 – 4:00

 

Monday:          CLOSED

Tuesday:         CLOSED

 

**VULNERABLE POPULATION HOUR WILL BE WEDNESDAY 10-11 AM**

 

 
 

Gemini VIII

Exhibit

On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft, the first-ever linking of two spacecraft together in Earth orbit.

Apollo 11 Moon Rock

Exhibit

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic Moon landing back in 1969, while on the moon they managed to collect moon rocks.

Armstrong's Spacesuits

Exhibit

Neil Armstrong spacesuits from the Gemini and Apollo missions are on display in the museum for all to see. Come have a closer look!