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U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum
4 Main Street
Downtown Titusville
P. O. Box 6385
Titusville, FL 32782-6385
(321) 264-0434
museum@spacewalkoffame.com
Open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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A Visit To The Museum
Have you ever wanted to be up close and personal to the behind the scenes action of an actual launch? See what it's like in the U.S Space Walk of Fame's Pad 36A Launch control Room. We have the actual working consoles used to send satellites into orbit! Audio tapes of the actual launches help you experience the liftoff of giant rockets. Space suites, flight manuals, flown-in-space gear, ground support equipment, to-scale rocket models a Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Launch pad and crawler model with lots of personal memorabilia donated by former space workers fills out this one of a kind space exhibit venue.
Veterans of the space program serve as knowledgeable guides providing a first-hand history of the U.S. space program. The museum also has a gift shop providing visitors with a wide variety of space souvenirs. Books, t-shirts, caps, pens and games are among the items for sale.
Admission is free, open Monday to Saturday from 10AM to 5PM and special events, closed major holidays. The Museum is located at 4 Main Street in Downtown Titusville, around the corner from Titusville's Space View Park. The park features monuments to the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and soon Shuttle missions. It is an ideal location to see KSC space launches.
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Space Memorabilia Appraisal
February 22 & 23 - 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday and 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday at the old Pat Fisher offices at 1026 Hopkins Avenue.
Moon walker Edgar Mitchell will be on hand for photos and autographs. Regency-Superior, Ltd. will be conducting free appraisals of early space memorabilia including cloth patches, access badges, astronaut autographs, spacecraft models, photographs, items flown into space, booklets manuals, jackets, etc. They will be buying (paying cash) and accepting for consignment quality items for their upcoming space memorabilia auction in May.
The Latest News (1/26/13)
Right now we are on schedule for a dedication of the Shuttle Monument in the fall. Currently six pylons with space worker names have already been installed and more are coming in. The monument base is in place and the six granite panels that will cover the base are being worked on. Each panel will depict one of the six orbiters and tell the stories of their missions and the men and women who worked on them.
We are having a golf tournament at Sherwood Golf Club April 27, 8:00AM. Golf, 1/2 cart, Mulligans & Lunch for $60.00. Right now Astronaut Jon McBride will be playing with the possibility of more Astronauts to join in the festivities. We will be having a Ball Drop for $10.00 per ticket as well. Call Steve Bishop at 321-269-4673 for more information or call Karan at the museum 321-264-0434 to sign up.
A LITTLE HISTORY
Information in this section is from our location in Searstown Mall which opened November 22, 2003.Click on any picture to enjoy an enlargement. Use your Browser's BACK button to return. |
U.S. Space Walk of Fame sign & entrance. |
Model of Shuttle Columbia |
Various suits on display. |
Drawing of future
Apollo monument. |
Panel for the future
Apollo monument. |
Alan Shepards's corvette. |
Displays under the flags. |
Educational diorama of
Air Force rocket launch area. |
Educational diorama of
NASA Shuttle launch area. |
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Visit the gift shop at the museum and treat yourself, a friend or a relative to a truly unique space-related gift. Items include limited edition artwork, etched-laser glass pieces, space shuttle prints, space-related shirts, shuttle mission patches and pins, books, games, pens, space food, toys, etc. |
Space Walk of Fame t-shirt. |
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To the Space Walk of Fame Foundation website.
Commemorative Engraving Order Form • • Become a Member |
U. S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation
The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation (USSWOFF) is a non-profit organization comprised of community leaders, aerospace industry officials and current and retired space workers. The organization was formed in the early 90's. A partnership was created between the Foundation and the City of Titusville to create a riverwalk, designated as The Space Walk of Fame, a major component of a redevelopment master plan designed for Titusville's urban waterfront. In addition to the outdoor space displays , the riverwalk provides one of the area's most spectacular viewing spots to witness a space shuttle launch.
USSWOFF is dedicated to paying tribute to and honoring the space workers who made space travel and exploration possible. As part of the Space Walk project, funds have been raised to construct the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo monuments. The Mercury and Gemini monuments have been completed. Work has begun on the Apollo monument. The Space Shuttle monument will be the fourth exhibit to grace the riverwalk.
Engravings are sold through the Foundation enabling space workers, or their families, to honor the space worker by having his/her name placed on the appropriate space program monument/exhibit for posterity.
For historical purposes, the Foundation is building a database containing the names of space workers and their employers. Presently, there are over 10,000 names. USSWOFF has received an oral history grant and is presently taking oral histories from many of the men and women associated with our early space program
"Only by preserving history can we encourage America's youth to continue reaching for the stars."
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