the story of space after the Apollo Program with an emphasis on the Space Shuttle Program and the overall progress of space travel. The area includes two interactive simulators that allows visitors to land a lunar module on the Moon or land the space shuttle on a runway. Another major expansion occurred in 2019, which included adding the Neil Armstrong STEM Inspiration Center, a classroom space that allows schools groups to conduct hands-on programming and experiments. The center is also used for a number of events the museum hosts over the course of the year. Late at night on July 28, 2017, a solid gold replica of an Apollo Lunar Module was stolen. In August 2020, the first production Learjet 28, which was used by Neil Armstrong to set five aerospace records, was donated to the museum. Museum exhibits Craft Douglas F5D Skylancer Aeronca Champion, the first plane Neil Armstrong learned how to fly in Gemini 8 spacecraft, flown by Neil Armstrong and David Scott Learjet 28 Longhorn, only aircraft Neil Armstrong set aviation world records in Suits/garments Neil Armstrong's Gemini VIII spacesuit Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 backup spacesuit In-flight suit worn by astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man on the Moon Constant wear garment worn by astronaut Jim Lovell Flight garment worn by Ohio astronaut Terence T. Henricks on STS-70 Replica pressure suit worn by Shuttle Program astronauts Soviet hydrosuit used in 1978 on Salyut 6 Soviet flight suit used during Mir space station Aerospace United States flag taken on the Apollo 11 mission by Neil Armstrong Heel restraints on board Columbia during Apollo 11 mission A lunar sample - the NASA term for a Moon rock Apollo 11 heat shield fragment A replica Sputnik I Early space food, hygiene equipment, and sleeping bags Personal items from Ohio astronaut Judith Resnik Shuttle tire from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. See also United States Astronaut Hall of Fame References External links Official Site Ohio History Connection page for museum C-SPAN School Bus visit to the Armstrong Air and Space Museum, November 5, 1998 Aerospace museums in Ohio Museums in Auglaize County, Ohio Ohio History Connection Biographical museums in Ohio Buildings and structures in Wapakoneta, Ohio National Aviation Heritage Area Science museums in Ohio 1972 establishments in Ohio Air and Space Museum