Contact Information:
200 S.E. 4th Street
Abilene, KS 67410
Tel: 785-263-6700
Fax: 785-263-6715
Toll free: 877 RING IKE
eisenhower.library@nara.gov
Museum Hours:
9am - 4:45pm
Every day except Christmas, Thanksgiving and New
Year's Day
Research Room Hours:
M - F: 8:30am - noon and
12:45pm - 5:15pm
Except Federal Holidays
Museum Admission:
7 years and under - free
8 - 15 years - $1.00
Adults 16-61 years - $8.00
Seniors 62 years+ - $6.00
Active military - free
Retired military receive $2
discount
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"The Eagle Has Landed” - July 20, 1969
July 20, 2009, marks the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the surface of the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The third member of the Apollo 11 crew, Michael Collins, remained aboard the Command Module. The lunar module Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon and six hours later, Armstrong made his declaration, “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first man-made satellite, “Sputnik.” The achievement which had been preceded by a successful test of a multiple-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the Russians concerned many Americans. Public opinion was relieved when the United States successfully launched its first earth satellite, Explorer I, on January 31, 1958. Six months later President Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to direct the country’s non-military space exploration activities.
This exhibition is merely a glimpse into the developments of the space program over the last fifty-one years. It encompasses the endeavors from the initial United States testing programs of the X-15; the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Missions; the Skylab; the reusable Shuttle Missions; and the men and women who have contributed to the space exploration programs.
"The Eagle Has Landed" press release
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