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Home where Neil Armstrong’s childhood dreams of flying began is for sale

Home where Neil Armstrong’s childhood dreams of flying began is for sale

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August 5th, 2026

Home where Neil Armstrong’s childhood dreams of flying began is for sale

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Neil Armstrongs boyhood home in Wapakoneta, Ohio, is for sale for the first time in nearly 40 years.

La casa de la infancia de Neil Armstrong en Wapakoneta, Ohio, está en venta por primera vez en casi 40 años.

The house is where Armstrong built model planes and tested them in a basement wind tunnel.

En esa casa, Armstrong construía aviones en miniatura y los probaba en un túnel de viento del sótano.

He also launched model airplanes from his upstairs bedroom window.

También lanzaba aviones en miniatura desde la ventana de su dormitorio, en el piso de arriba.

The owner, Karen Mikesell, is a retired history teacher and former school principal.

La propietaria, Karen Mikesell, es una profesora de historia jubilada y exdirectora de escuela.

She bought the house in 1988 without knowing Armstrong had lived there.

Compró la casa en 1988 sin saber que Armstrong había vivido allí.

She said she felt a responsibility to keep it as the Armstrong family had it.

Dijo que sentía la responsabilidad de mantenerla como la había tenido la familia Armstrong.

Mikesell has hosted nine astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin.

Mikesell ha recibido a nueve astronautas, incluido Buzz Aldrin.

She recalled that Aldrin cried when he visited Armstrongs bedroom after Armstrong died in 2012.

Recordó que Aldrin lloró cuando visitó el dormitorio de Armstrong después de que este muriera en 2012.

She has also received gifts such as a moon rock and gold foil from the Apollo 11 capsule.

También ha recibido regalos como una roca lunar y una lámina de oro de la cápsula del Apolo 11.

Armstrongs family moved into the home in 1944.

La familia de Armstrong se mudó a esa casa en 1944.

He got his pilots license at age 16 and landed on the moon in 1969.

Obtuvo su licencia de piloto a los 16 años y aterrizó en la luna en 1969.

The house is listed at $430,000.

La casa está en venta por 430.000 dólares.

Mikesell, who is 82, hopes a buyer might donate it to the Armstrong museum, which cannot afford to buy it.

Mikesell, de 82 años, espera que un comprador pueda donarla al museo de Armstrong, que no puede permitirse comprarla.

August 5th, 2026

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