Just recently had the opportunity to visit the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. It is a very good museum, as you we would expect it to be for Neil Armstrong. You can see his Gemini VIII capsule and you can get your nose right up to the plexiglass to look at it closely. I loved that. I also loved talking to the museum historian who was knowledgable as you'd expect, but he was also very nice in answering questions. He answered several questions about Gemini VIII for me. You can also see Neil's prime spacesuit for that mission and his backup suit for Apollo 11. There are several other artifacts that flew on Apollo 11. There is a fairly impressive collection of artifacts from the Soviet space program. My son and I loved the movie they show every half hour too. They showed stuff from his childhood and the plane he learned to fly in is mounted on the wall. There is a sign that says, "Don't touch the wing." Yeah, you guessed it, I look over and my nearly six foot tall 12 year old was touching it. 
Another reason I post this here besides how cool it is, is because the model they have of Apollo 11 mounted to its Saturn V is without a doubt the Estes 1/100 kit. It's donated by Glenn Gibson. It's a great build and I'm going to assume Glenn built it too. Are you a member here, Glenn?
If you've got a chance to drop by north-western Ohio with two or three hours to kill I can't recommend this museum enough.
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
When I see that last photo I can't help but think about how no one in Neil's life could have ever dreamed what he would achieve. I got a little choked up thinking the same thing about my own son sitting there beside this very cool statue of the teenaged Neil. I guess that's why we have museums, huh.
Another reason I post this here besides how cool it is, is because the model they have of Apollo 11 mounted to its Saturn V is without a doubt the Estes 1/100 kit. It's donated by Glenn Gibson. It's a great build and I'm going to assume Glenn built it too. Are you a member here, Glenn?
If you've got a chance to drop by north-western Ohio with two or three hours to kill I can't recommend this museum enough.
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
When I see that last photo I can't help but think about how no one in Neil's life could have ever dreamed what he would achieve. I got a little choked up thinking the same thing about my own son sitting there beside this very cool statue of the teenaged Neil. I guess that's why we have museums, huh.
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