The Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Ore., became the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in June when it opened Oregon’s largest space facility. The new space museum compliments two signature attractions―Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose, the world’s largest wooden flying boat, and the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built. The 120,000-square-foot space museum reflects the same design as the home of the Spruce Goose. 

The new museum features artifacts the facility had already acquired, including the Titan II SLV missile, Titan IV SLV missile, Willamette Meteorite, a replica Lunar Module, replica Lunar Rover and Russian Photon Space Capsule. 

The space gallery has dozens of authentic space artifacts, some of which are in the museum’s permanent collection and others that will be loaned to the museum by the Kansas Cosmosphere and National Air & Space Museum. Interactive exhibits and simulators also tell the story of spaceflight. The museum plans to host a series of educational programs and space camps.

In addition to the exhibits, the space museum features an aviation- and space-themed playground, the Right Stuff gift store, Cosmo Cafe, Tasting Station Wine Bar, Milky Way ice cream shop and Sweet Space treat stop.

The new Evergreen Space Museum will become the home of McMinnville High School’s Engineering and Science Academy (EASA).  Students will spend half-day increments in labs and classes in the museum’s new classroom facility. (503-434-4180, www.evergreenmuseum.org)

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