Cinci Museum Center’s beloved Moon rock tells its story in new children’s book, Bok’s Giant Leap
“A piece of this young basalt is completely separated from its mother. Its brothers and sisters lie nearby. Let’s call…
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Apollo 11 spacecraft engineer to conduct lectures and gallery talks at Cincinnati Museum Center
One man was at the center of every Apollo launch leading up to and through NASA’s historic Moon landings and…
First man on moon may have died because he chose the wrong Cincinnati-area hospital for surgery
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Last month The New York Times ran a cautionary tale about the heart…
Today it’s 50 years: Men walked on face of the Moon and UK professors, grads were part of Apollo team
By Jenny Wells University of Kentucky Today marks 50 years since human beings first landed and walked on the surface…
Kenton County Attorney’s father shares experience guarding Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown
By Stacy Tapke Special to the NKyTribune Fifty years ago on July 24, the command module Columbia splashed down in…
Our Rich History: Fifty years ago, first Moon Walker spurred imaginations of legions of ‘Moon Men’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune Fifty years ago, on July 16, 1969, the greatest adventure in the history…
‘Apollo 11: First Steps Edition’ lands in OMNIMAX Theater on July 20 at Cincinnati Museum Center
The Cincinnati Museum Center will show Apollo 11: First Steps Edition in its Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater on…
Our Rich History: Reluctant hero Neil Armstrong and his regional roots; 50th Apollo flight anniversary
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune This month marks the 50th anniversary of our nation’s historic Apollo 11 flight and…
One small step takes Armstrong’s space suit to CVG from Museum Center on anniversary of ‘giant leap’
One of Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC)’s most popular objects is taking a small step out of Union Terminal and a…