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Armstrong Air & Space Museum to celebrate 49th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

WAPAKONETA — The Armstrong Air & Space Museum will celebrate the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Saturday and Sunday with NASA astronauts Don Thomas and Robert Springer, as well as other guests and weekend long activities.

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Saturday, the astronauts will kick off the festivities by declaring the start to the annual Run to the Moon 10k, 5k, and 1 mile runs beginning at the museum at 8:00 a.m. Springer will give a presentation in the museum's Astro Theater at 2:00 p.m., followed by Thomas at 3:30 p.m. Autograph sessions with both astronauts will be held in between presentations in the Modern Space Gallery, located in the south wing of the museum.

Saturday's events also include the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery's Animals Alive! program, Imagination Station: Extreme Science Demos, Star Wars characters, the Lost in Space robot, Moon Pie eating contest, and kids trivia.

Sunday, the Toledo Zoo will feature their Zooper Challenge program, followed by Magician Russo's Bent Reality show. Inside the Astro Theater, Thomas will have a second presentation at 1:00 p.m. The festival will come to a close with the Lima Area Concert Band in the pavilion at 7:00 p.m.

Both days of the festival will include rocket launches by local clubs of the National Association of Rocketry, science demos by the Armstrong Air & Space Museum, outdoor inflatables, face painting, a DJ, LEGO building and a mini golf course.

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Visitors will have the opportunity to share their stories of inspiration by space exploration through participating in the oral history project.

For the full schedule, visit armstrongmuseum.org/armstrong_events.

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