Wapakoneta in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

1. Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups Marker

Inscription. Apollo Command Module Mock-up The command module carried the three astronauts to the moon and back during the Apollo missions 1969-1972. The spacecraft is 10 ft. 7 in. tall and 12 ft. 10 in. diameter. It weighed 13,000 lbs.

Gemini Spacecraft Mock-up The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts into earth orbit. This is the type of craft that carried Neil Armstrong and David Scott into space in 1966. The spacecraft is 19 ft. long and 10 ft. in diameter. It weighed 8360 lbs.
The actual Gemini 8 spacecraft is on display in the museum.

Erected by The Ohio Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 40° 33.869′ N, 84° 10.331′ W. Marker was in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It could be reached from Apollo Drive. Marker and mock-ups are at the east end of the parking lot for the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum, off Apollo Drive, about 1000 feet NNW of the I-75 Exit 111 interchange. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Wapakoneta OH 45895, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

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Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Apollo Command Module Mockup (here, next to this marker); Gemini Spacecraft Mockup (here, next to this marker); Space Exploration Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Mission Patches (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Apollo 11 Patch (about 300 feet away); Gemini VIII Patch (about 300 feet away); F5D Skylancer (about 300 feet away); Explore the Skylancer (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.

Gemini Spacecraft and Apollo Command Module Mock-ups and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

2. Gemini Spacecraft and Apollo Command Module Mock-ups and Marker

The Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum is in the background.

Nearby Space Shuttle Challenger Tribute image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

3. Nearby Space Shuttle Challenger Tribute

In memory of the Space Shuttle Challenger crew that perished in the conquest of space on January 28, 1986 the Young Astronauts of the Neil Armstrong Museum planted seven trees. These trees on your left, are planted in the shape of a seven in honor of the fallen astronauts:

Dick Scobee • Michael Smith • Judith Resnick • Ellison Onizuka • Ronald McNair • Gregory Jarvis • Christa McAuliffe

Space Shuttle Challenger Tribute Trees, planted just south of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

4. Space Shuttle Challenger Tribute Trees, planted just south of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,503 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.