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Located in the hometown of Neil Armstrong, explore the amazing history of Ohio's place in space!
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The Armstrong Air & Space Museum, named for Wapakoneta's own Neil Armstrong, exhibits a combination of aviation and aerospace collections and artifacts from the first man to walk on the moon.

10/14/2026

On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier, using the Bell X-1.

Yeager reached Mach 1.06 at an altitude of 45,000 ft. and was subsequently awarded the 1947 Collier Trophy for his participation in the project.

10/09/2026

The museum’s blog just won a top honor in Ohio tourism! The Armstrong Air & Space Museum’s blog, “the Flight Log,” was honored yesterday with a coveted RUBY Award from the Ohio Travel Association, recognizing excellence in travel marketing across the state!

From Neil Armstrong to the history of space exploration, The Flight Log brings tales from Ohio’s space history to life.

Haven’t read our latest articles? Visit the museum’s website, go to “Our Story” and click “Museum Articles” to start exploring!

10/08/2026

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer for NASA has passed away at the age of 90. Hamilton is best known for her leading work on the Apollo Guidance Computer.

MARGARET HAMILTON
1936 — 2026

10/05/2026

Today, Governor DeWine officially cut the ribbon on the I-75 rest area, which prominently features the museum as its feature exhibit attraction.

The museum is honored to have been a part of this amazing statewide project and would like to thank the Ohio Department of Development, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the City of Wapakoneta Government for their support in this project.

If you’re driving on I-75 southbound through Auglaize County, check it out! 🧑‍🚀🚀

10/03/2026

Happy 91st birthday to Charlie Duke! Born on Oct. 3, 1935, Duke made history in 1972 as the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon at age 36.

Happy birthday Charlie! 🎉

10/01/2026

OCT 1: On this day in 1958, NASA officially began operations! President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act earlier that same year, establishing the agency as the successor to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

Luckily, it was just one letter difference!

09/28/2026

Why no stars in Apollo photographs? Let’s find out. We asked Andy Saunders, imaging specialist and author of the best-selling book “Apollo Remastered” for an answer.

It all depends on the amount of light. Even on the Moon, stars are still too dim to be captured compared to the extremely bright lunar surface. You can try this on Earth as well, try taking a regular exposure photo of stars with a bright street lamp in the image.

09/27/2026

On September 26, 1960, Neil Armstrong flew an F5D Skylancer for the first time, flying at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.

Armstrong used the F5D to lay the groundwork for the development of the Dyna-Soar X-20 spaceplane's abort launch maneuver.

09/26/2026

The “Armstrong Remastered” exhibition is up and Andy is ready for his special presentation tonight!

Author of the best-selling book “Apollo Remastered,” Saunders will begin his talk at 6PM and a book signing will follow at 7PM.

Address

500 Apollo Drive
Wapakoneta, OH
45895

Website

http://www.armstrongmuseum.org/, https://www.armstrongmuseum.org/neil-armstrong-s-apollo-11-homecoming

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