Exhibits

One main component of our Museum’s mission is the preservation of the ship as she would have been during her time in service. In addition to these restored spaces, the Museum also features traditional museum information exhibits as well as historic aircraft.

Exhibits at the Museum

Gemini Boilerplate

Gemini Boilerplate

Hangar Bay
Self-Guided
Gemini Boilerplate MSC-307 L2012.002.004, Courtesy of the W Foundation Capsule MSC-307 was most likely built to test and evaluate the...
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Mobile Quarantine Facility

Mobile Quarantine Facility

Hangar Bay
Self-Guided
A Mobile Quarantine Facility from Apollo 14 This Airstream trailer is called a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). MQF trailers were...
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Apollo Test Capsule CM-011

Apollo Test Capsule CM-011

Hangar Bay
Self-Guided
Title: Apollo Test Capsule CM-011 On loan from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. NASA’s Command Modules (CM) were...
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Roll Call! Life on an Essex Class Carrier

Roll Call! Life on an Essex Class Carrier

Second Deck
Self-Guided
This exhibit highlights the clothing and personal gear of the men that served on aircraft carriers like USS Hornet. 24 total...
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Marine Detachment

Marine Detachment

Second Deck
Self-Guided
The Marine Detachment 9MARDET) consisted of 55 enlisted men and two officers. The Marines operated the Brig and guarded access...
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F/A-18C Hornet

F/A-18C Hornet

Hangar Bay
Self-Guided
F/A-18C Hornet: Bu No 163502 L2025.001.001, on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum   Information Adopted by the Navy...
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