Wapakoneta, Ohio: Big Space Helmet and Moonprint
Accompanying the 11-foot-high helmet, which was unveiled in July 2022, are handprints of all four frogmen who retrieved the Apollo 11 astronauts from the ocean, and a granite tile with a replica of the first moon footprint.
- Address:
- 3 Perry St., Wapakoneta, OH
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the south side Auglaize St., at its intersection with Perry St.
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A large astronaut helmet has been added to the entrance of a parking lot at the intersection of Auglaize and Perry Streets. There is also a monument to the moon landing beside it, in black granite.
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Accompanying the 11-foot-high helmet, which was unveiled in July 2022, are handprints of all four frogmen who retrieved the Apollo 11 astronauts from the ocean, and a granite tile with a replica of the first moon footprint.