Learn more about aviation and aerospace history through our 2022 Speaker Series. These captivating and specialized talks will cover a wide variety of topics of conversation related to the history of the museum and early aviation and space history in the United States.
JAN: Armstrong Museum Executive Director Dante Centuori - Upcoming 50th Anniversary Events (in-person)
Saturday, January 22nd, 2:00 pm in the Armstrong Museum STEM Inspiration Center
FEB: The New Mexico Museum of Space History - John Glenn and Friendship 7 (online)
Sunday, February 20th, 7:00 pm on the Armstrong Air & Space Museum Facebook page
MAR: Armstrong Museum Space Historian Greg Brown - Gemini VIII and Neil's Wild Ride (in-person).
Sunday, March 13th, 7:00 pm in the Early Gallery of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum
APR: Pat Ammons, Communications Director for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center - Apollo 16 50th Anniversary Overview and Tour (online)
Thursday, April 21st, 7:00 pm on the Armstrong Air & Space Museum Facebook page
APR: Lima Astronomical Society Earl Lhaman - JUST LOOK UP: History of the Lima Astronomical Society and Schoonover Observatory (in-person).
Monday, April 25th, 7:00 pm in the Astro-Theater of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum
MAY: The Auglaize County Historical Society presents BGSU Professor of History Dr. Benjamin Greene will be discussing the geopolitical climate of 1972 (in-person).
Monday, May 2nd, 7:00 pm at St. Paul UCC in Wapakoneta
JUN: Neil Armstrong biographer James Hansen will give a presentation on the life of Armstong (in-person).
Monday, June 13th, 7:00 pm at the Wapakoneta Middle School Auditorium
JUN: Mark Stear, President of Embraer Jet Operations - Neil Armstrong and his Record-Breaking Learjet 28 Flights (online).
Thursday, June 23st, 7:00 pm on the Armstrong Air & Space Museum Facebook Page
JUL: Tom Crouch, Curator Emeritus Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum - Construction and Early History of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum Exhibits (in-person)
Wednesday, July 20th, 10:30 am in the Armstrong Air & Space Museum STEM Center
JUL: Armstrong Air & Space Museum Construction Panel - Building the Lunar Base: Designing and Constructing the Armstrong Air & Space Museum (in-person).
Wednesday, July 20th, 3:30 pm in the Armstrong Air & Space Museum STEM Center
NOV: Story Musgrave, Former NASA astronaut - A Night with Story Musgrave (in-person)
Thursday, November 10th, 7:00 pm at the Wapakoneta Middle School Auditorium