Why the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Ohio is worth seeing
From Orville and Wilbur Wright, who owned and operated a bicycle shop in Dayton, to the first space landing with Armstrong, Ohio has served a bigger role in the development of human flight than almost any other state. The Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum acknowledges the state's important contributions.
From hot air balloons to space shuttles, the museum leads visitors through the timeline of flight history. Dayton balloonist Warren Rasor's trophy is on display, and a rebuilt Wright Model G Aero-boat, flown from the waters of the Miami River in 1913 is a memento of the Wright brothers' early attempts at air travel. Model airplanes serve as a display of the progression and advancement of airplane designs
Then there are the space presentations. Exhibits featuring Neil Armstrong's successes and life are on display, as well as actual space crafts that were flown and operated during the early days of space flight. There is an F5D Sky Lancer, objects from Apollo 11, and the Gemini VIII, which was piloted by David Scott and Armstrong, and was the craft used to accomplish the first space docking. The Aeronca 7Ac Champion, in which Neil Armstrong was trained to fly, also rests at the museum. All space crafts are on loan from the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the United States Air Force Museum.
The Lunar Exploration gallery houses space food, space suits worn by Armstrong, and other tools used on the Apollo missions, down the sound tunnel, the moon rock gallery is home to a moon rock brought back with the Apollo, and in the infinity room, visitors will be enlightened to the immensity of space in a mirror-lined room that seems to go on forever.
The Astro-Theater, which occupies the domed area of the museum, presents the story of space in a star-covered environment, with changing presentations throughout the year.
For a more hands-on experience, visitors can crawl into the Space Shuttle Landing Simulator, or take a peak into space with the "Big Ear" radio telescope.
The Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum operates year round, Tuesdays through Sundays. For hours, prices, and directions, see the website at http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/armstron/
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