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Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta, OH

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Armstrong Air & Space Museum

See Neil Armstrong's Gemini VIII spacecraft, spacesuits and an Apollo 11 moon rock in his Ohio hometown.

500 Apollo Drive · Wapakoneta, OH

About Armstrong Air & Space Museum

Opened in 1972 in Neil Armstrong's hometown, this museum is built to resemble a lunar base, with earth mounds around a concrete structure and a large white dome. Inside you find the Gemini VIII spacecraft Armstrong flew, his Gemini 8 spacesuit and Apollo 11 backup suit, and an Apollo 11 moon rock. Aircraft include the Aeronca Champion he learned to fly in and his record-setting Learjet 28. A 30-minute documentary plays in the dome room.

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