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    Thieves Take Neil Armstrong's Solid Gold Lunar Module Replica

    Police in Wapakoneta, Ohio, say the solid gold replica of the 1969 Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module was stolen from the Armstrong Air & Space Museum late Friday.
    by James Doubek Jul 30, 2017 1 minute
    The replica is 5 inches high, and 4.5 inches square, police say.

    Thieves made off with a solid gold replica of the first vehicle to land on the moon Friday.

    Police in Wapakoneta, Ohio, say they found the model of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module missing from the Armstrong Air & Space

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