Apollo 11 New Mission: Space Module Set to Embark on Two-Year Trip Across America

By Vianne Ilagan, Christian Post Contributor Friday, February 24, 2017

In celebration of the 50^{th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic voyage to the moon, the spacecraft will embark on a two-year trip across the United States. In 1969, the Apollo 11 became the first spacecraft to successfully carry men to land on the moon.}

Dubbed "Destination to Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission," the tour will be under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition (SITE). According to SITE director Myriam Springuel, the space module represents the greatest achievement of mankind so it is a privilege taking it across the U.S.

"We are privileged to take it across the country and to share it with the people who own this object, which are the citizens of the United States," said Springuel.

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The module is scheduled to travel to Space Center Houston on Oct. 14; St. Louis Science Center in Missouri on April 14, 2018; Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburg on Sept. 29, 2018; and the Museum of Flight in Seattle on March 16, 2019. The four museums were hand-picked based on their ability to place and display such a gigantic object.

After the tour, the module will be exhibited at Seattle's Museum of Flight on July 20, 2019, which marks the 50^{th anniversary of the moon landing. During the exhibition, people from the area will be able to get up close and personal with the artifact, which will carry 20 other objects from the Apollo 11 mission.}

The module was the only part of the spacecraft that was able to return to Earth after the first successful journey to the moon. It served as the main living area for Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong throughout their journey.

For the past four decades, the capsule has been on display at the National Air and Space Museum. The last time it left Washington was in 1970.