Destination Moon - Cincinnati Museum Center
A Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition of artifacts from the NASA Apollo 11 moon mission at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
11Jan20
Rainy day arrival at the Cincinnati Museum Center with the large Destination Moon display outside. 11Jan20
Cincinnati Union Terminal - Opened in 1933 and built in an Art Deco Style. It is a very large building. 11Jan20
Entrance to the Destination Moon exhibit. 11Jan20
The Command Module "Columbia" - The screen in the background displayed images of the Moon that really helped create a look of the capsule in space. 11Jan20
You can see the scaring of the outer hull of the "Columbia" from the intense heat of reentry on its way back to Earth. 11Jan20
A Gallery Talk about the Apollo 11 capsule "Columbia". 11Jan20
The Apollo 11 Command Module hatch is displayed seperately from the capsule (which can be seen in the window of the hatch). 11Jan20
The back side of the Command Module hatch shows the intricate locking mechanism that held the hatch in place and allowed the crew to make an easy exit in the case of an emergency. 11Jan20
Buzz Aldrin's Extravehicular Gloves and Visor. 11Jan20
Examples of an Ablated (left) and Unablated (Right) honeycomb heatshield samples. 11Jan20
Star Chart and Garland 35-P Mechanical Pencil - Buzz Aldrin used this chart as a sun shade because he had already memorized the stars positions. 11Jan20
Survival Kit - Rucksack 1: An emergency kit for the Astronaunts in case of an emergency landing on Earth. The kit contains water, a radio beacon, spare batteries, sunglasses, survival lights, machete, and sunscreen. 11Jan20
Lunar Sample Return Container aka "Rock Box" - One of two boxes used during the mission. This box returned 47.7 lbs of moon rocks to Earth. 11Jan20
Command Module Pilot Solo Book - The Solo Book contains consolidated instructions, flight plans, and contingencies for Astronaut Collins to use while he tended Columbia alone. 11Jan20
Command Module Medical Kit - Contains numerous items for the Astronauts to use for their medical needs. Not all items normally in the kit were included in this display. 11Jan20
F-1 Engine Injector Plate - A recovered piece from one of the first stage engines on the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket. You can see from the inset photo just how the melted artifact looked in its original state. 11Jan20
The Command Module "Columbia" - The screen in the background displaying the famous Earthrise photo. 11Jan20
The Apollo 11 capsule "Columbia" in its enclosure. If you reached over the barrier a warning tone would sound. One of the museum staff informed me if I dropped my camera inside the ring, I would have to wait 48 hours to get it back. 11Jan20
A good view of the Apollo 11 capsule "Columbia" inside the exhibit. Note the capsule was on a wheeled support mount. 11Jan20
Apollo 11 capsule "Columbia" selfie. 11Jan20
My friend Dave Gorman imagines peering out into space through Columbia's hatch window. 11Jan20
The exhibit has some fabulously detailed displays like this mission timeline. 11Jan20
Display model of the Saturn V rocket that propelled the astronauts to the moon. 11Jan20
Panoramic view of the interior wall mural of the Cincinnati Union Terminal . 11Jan20
Glowing interior of the Cincinnati Union Station. 11Jan20
Cincinnati Union Terminal's front widows seen from the inside. 11Jan20
Cincinnati Union Station showing off its Art Deco stylings! 11Jan20
Even the flag poles at the Cincinnati Museum Center get the Art Deco treatment. 11Jan20
Selfie with the city of Cincinnati in the background. 11Jan20