American Space Museum and Walk of Fame

Event Description

Preserving Achievement; Inspiring Innovation

• To preserve the history of the United States’ Space Program;
• To honor our nation’s astronauts and aerospace innovators;
• To educate current and future generations about the sacrifice and cooperation necessary to build the early space program;
• To inspire the next generation of scientists, innovators, and explorers who will take our nation, and the world, in new and exciting directions.

We at the non-profit U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation work to preserve the history of the U.S. Space program through our American Space Museum exhibits and educational programs, as well as the Space View Park Monuments dedicated to the space programs workers and astronauts.

While honoring and recognizing all of America’s space programs and their workers, the foundation agrees with astronaut Alan Shepard, when on May 13, 1996, he said, “We need to remember the people who made it possible; so little is said of them.” The intent of the American Space Museum and Space Walk of Fame is to honor and place emphasis on American space workers and others who made the space programs possible.

We invite you to visit us and see the rich history of the U.S. space program.
Maps, Hours, and Contact Info

American Space Museum

Exhibits: Inside the American Space Museum, in Downtown Titusville, you will find exhibits featuring many items donated by individuals, astronauts, space workers, NASA, and space contractor companies. Our exhibit halls offer everything from spacecraft parts to astronaut suits to photos and working launch consoles. We even have the Soviet Space Program memorabilia.

Educational Programs: We offer a variety of educational programs and are often a school field trip destination.

Space View Park Monuments

The City of Titusville’s Space View Park honors the space program with monuments, mission plaques and bronze handprints of six of the original seven astronauts. These monuments, plaques, and handprints were constructed by the foundation, placed in the park, and donated to the City of Titusville.

The Mercury,  Gemini,  Apollo, and Shuttle monuments are dedicated to the workers and astronauts of these space programs. Note: Each monument’s web page lists the engraved names and where to find them.

In the Line of Duty monument is dedicated to the workers and astronauts who lost their lives during the space program. Note: The monument’s web page lists the engraved names and how they were lost.

Our History

1988 – Foundation Created

The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation was created in 1988 when a local physician wrote to the Titusville City Council suggesting a project to preserve space history and to honor men and women associated with America’s space program. With a downtown redevelopment program in progress to enhance the riverfront, the suggestion was welcomed by the council and the Titusville Community Redevelopment Agency. The idea resulted in the formation of the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation, a non-profit organization.

Led by space pioneers, community leaders, and former space workers, foundation officials cooperated with the city which provided park infrastructure while the foundation oversaw monument development, plaques, mission logo markers, and other space-related items to complete the space-themed park on the Indian River across from the Kennedy Space Center.

2001 – Museum Created

The foundation created the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, which, in October 2016, was renamed the American Space Museum. 

1994 – Space View Park Dedicated

In July 1994, the city of Titusville completed and dedicated the new riverfront park named Space View Park, to provide the anchor point for the U.S. Space Walk of Fame monuments.

1995 through 2014 – Monuments Constructed, Donated, and Dedicated

Through grants, memberships, donations from companies and individuals, fundraisers, and other sources not considered normal revenue, the foundation eventually completed five monuments placed in Space View Park and donated them to the City of Titusville.

• The Mercury Monument was dedicated on May 12, 1995, and the Mercury mission logos were unveiled on May 23, 1997.
• The Gemini Monument groundbreaking was on July 19, 1996, and was dedicated on Nov. 7, 1997.
• The Apollo Monument groundbreaking was held on July 16, 1999, at precisely 9:32 a.m., exactly 30 years after the “Lift Off” of Apollo XI. The groundbreaking kicked off a week-long, 30-year anniversary celebration of the Apollo XI launch and the first moon landing. The Apollo Monument dedication was held in May 2007.
• In the Line of Duty Monument
• The Shuttle Monument groundbreaking was held in May 2012, and the dedication was in November 2014.

2016 – Museum renamed to American Space Museum

In October 2016, the museum was renamed the American Space Museum

Current Projects

The foundation is now focusing on enhancements to the American Space Museum exhibits and educational programs.