DAYTON – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s successful moon landing with a day of family activities.
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Events at the museum in Dayton on Saturday include opportunities to meet an astronaut, build and launch rockets and interact with Star Wars characters
Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force: Saturday, July 20 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Springfield St. at historic Wright Field (Gate 28B), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Admission: Free
Activities will include virtual reality experiences and various space-related demonstrations on topics such as rocket guidance, orbits and microgravity.
Visitors can build rockets in the second building and launch them on museum grounds.
Astronaut Mark Brown will be available to meet with the public and sign autographs on the Space Shuttle Exhibit in the fourth building from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Brown served as a mission specialist on both Space Shuttle Columbia in 1989, and on Space Shuttle Discovery in 1991.
Visitors can study a scale model display, artifacts and archival materials from the museum’s Collections and Research Divisions;
The museum’s nod to pop culture includes costumed Star Wars characters and space trivia.