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The childhood home of astronaut Neil Armstrong, where his dream of taking flight began, is now on the market.

The childhood home of astronaut Neil Armstrong, where his dream of taking flight began, is now on the market.

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August 5th, 2026

The childhood home of astronaut Neil Armstrong, where his dream of taking flight began, is now on the market.

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Neil Armstrong's childhood home is for sale in Wapakoneta, Ohio, for $430,000.

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗童年住宅在俄亥俄州沃帕科内塔挂牌出售标价43万美元

This is the first time the house has been on the market in nearly 40 years.

这是该房屋近40年来首次上市

Armstrong lived here as a teenager. He launched model planes from the back window. He built model aircraft in the dining room. He also made a wind tunnel in the basement to test them.

阿姆斯特朗少年时住在这里曾在后窗发射模型飞机在餐厅制作飞机模型在地下室建了风洞测试模型。

The homeowner, Karen Mixell, is a retired history teacher who bought the house in 1988.

房主卡伦·米克塞尔退休历史教师1988年买下这栋房子

At the time, she did not know it had been Armstrong's home. Later, when she found out, she decided to keep it as it was.

当时不知道这里曾是阿姆斯特朗的家后来得知决定保持原貌

She has hosted nine astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin.

接待过九位宇航员包括巴兹·奥尔德林

Aldrin shed tears when he visited the upstairs bedroom.

奥尔德林参观楼上卧室流下了眼泪

Armstrong's family bought this house in 1944.

阿姆斯特朗的家人1944年买下这栋房子

He got his pilot's license at 16. Twenty years later, he first went into space. After landing on the Moon in 1969, he taught at a university.

他16岁时获得飞行员执照20年后首次进入太空1969年登月后在大学任教

The house's outside and inside layout have mostly stayed the same. In the backyard, there is still a garage that Armstrong and his father built from waste wood.

房屋外观内部布局基本未变后院还有阿姆斯特朗和父亲用废木料建造的车库

Miksel hopes someone will buy the house and donate it to the Armstrong Museum, but the museum lacks the funds to purchase it.

米克塞尔希望有人买下房子捐给阿姆斯特朗博物馆博物馆没有资金购买

She says it is time to give others a chance to care for the house and make it part of history.

表示是时候别人有机会照顾这栋房子让它成为历史的一部分

August 5th, 2026

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