At 10:56 p.m. Eastern time on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took the first human steps on the surface of the moon. With more than half a billion people watching on television, he climbed down the ladder and shared his unforgettable words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
On Saturday July 20, 2019 the New England Air Museum will celebrate the incredible achievement, 50 years later, with a day of exhibits and activities related to space exploration and the Apollo 11 flight. Visitors to the museum that day will be able to:
- Engage in hands-on activities including Crater Making and Lunar Landscape Painting
- View an exhibition of paintings by Astronaut Alan Bean
- See and learn about Apollo space mission spacesuits, equipment and artifacts
- Meet an engineer who worked on the Apollo program right here in Connecticut
- Attend a special screening of a segment from the new PBS documentary “Chasing the Moon”
- Experience the Lunar Landscape through Virtual Reality (additional fee applies)
The program will run from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The museum will remain open until 5:00 p.m. that day. All inclusive admission is $15.00 for ages 15 and up, $14.00 for seniors 65 and up and $10.00 for ages 4 to 14. New England Air Museum members and children under 3 are admitted free. For more information, visit www.NEAM.org or call (860) 623-3305. The New England Air Museum is located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut., adjacent to Bradley International Airport.
