Today in 1969: Apollo 11 Command Module “Columbia” splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, returning astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins safely to Earth. Visit the museum and see our space collection and fly our new Lunar Lander Simulator.

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