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The Armstrong Air & Space Museum is a museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the hometown of aviator and astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon.Opened in 1972, the museum chronicles Ohio's contributions to the history of aeronautics and space flight.
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, in 1969, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Neil Armstrong had a pilot's license before a driver's license. As commander of Apollo 11, he was the first person to step on the moon in July 1969. ... Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and ...
It is the principal city of the Wapakoneta micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Celina combined statistical area. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, grew up in Wapakoneta, which is now the home of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.
On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta, Ohio, became the first person to walk on the moon. July 20th celebrates the anniversary of Ohio native Neil Armstrong's ...
Apr. 8—WAPAKONETA — "Two minutes to the eclipse!" The grounds of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta had been abuzz with activity Monday afternoon as an estimated 2,000 people ...
Wapakoneta: Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), piloted first docking in space, first person to land a spacecraft on the Moon, first person to walk on the Moon — Gemini 8, Apollo 11; Warren: Ronald A. Parise (1951–2008) — STS-35, STS-67
Jan. 13—WAPAKONETA — A new year makes way for new improvements for the Armstrong Air and Space Museum. On Saturday morning, the Wapakoneta museum revealed its newest changes and updates. "We ...