posted 08-05-2022 09:05 PM
I visited the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum last week [July 2022] and as always I had a wonderful time. The volunteers who keep the doors open are extremely knowledgeable and just wonderful in every way. Also they've added to the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 collection of historic artifacts. They now have a small recreation of an American home circa July 1969 with dial phone and bulky TV.
They even have the recovery helicopter that was used in the filming of the movie "Apollo 13" painted as a duplicate of the Apollo 11 recovery helicopter. This caused me some confusion at first as the original was lost off the coast of California in 1975.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54998 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-09-2025 11:25 AM
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Adam Savage tours the USS Hornet, a decommissioned World War II aircraft carrier that's now an aviation and space museum with an impressive collection of aircraft and NASA artifacts on display.
Getting around this historic ship involves a rare treat: a ride on one of the USS Hornet's aircraft elevators that move plans from the flight deck to the hanger deck at startling speed!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54998 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-11-2025 11:15 AM
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Adam roams the USS Hornet museum's machine shop, where Air Boss Richard Deaton walks him through the equipment that would have been used by the ship's machinists to fabricate and repair parts needed anywhere throughout the vessel. Most of it is still in operation and being used today!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54998 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-24-2025 09:29 AM
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To commemorate the anniversary of Apollo 11's return to Earth and the recovery of its crew, Adam visits the USS Hornet Museum to learn about its role as the recovery ship for the historic moon mission. From examining an Apollo test capsule to exploring an actual NASA Mobile Quarantine Facility, Adam learns how visitors to the USS Hornet Museum can walk in the literal footsteps of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 54998 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 08-01-2025 09:12 PM
This video includes a first look at an upcoming Gemini interactive exhibit coming to the USS Hornet. From Tested:
The USS Hornet aircraft carrier isn't just a museum; its hanger workshops are still in active use to restore aviation artifacts that come into its collection. Anthony Wilson, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, walks Adam through some of the aircraft that have been restored or are in the process of being restored for display on site!
posted 08-05-2022 09:05 PM
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