Wapakoneta in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Space Exploration Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
1. Space Exploration Memorial Marker
In tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of space exploration
Challenger 1-28-1986
Francis Scobee Michael Smith Ronald McNair Gregory Jarvis Judith Resnik Ellison Onizuka Christa Mcauliffe
Apollo I 1-27-1967
Virgil Grissom Edward White Roger Chaffee
Columbia 2-01-2003
Rick Husband William McCool David Brown Kalpana Chawla Michael Anderson Laurel Clark Ian Ramon
Erected 2009 by Tony Hight.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1986.
Location. 40° 33.861′ N, 84° 10.322′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It can be reached from Apollo Drive north of Bellefontaine Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Apollo Dr, Wapakoneta OH 45895, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 marker: Apollo Command Module Mockup (a few steps from this marker); Gemini Spacecraft Mockup (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 11 Patch (within shouting distance of this marker); Mission Patches (within shouting
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Other markers no longer nearby. Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named F5D Skylancer (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
2. Space Exploration Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
3. Space Exploration Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
