Featured Exhibits
Part of the goal of the Museum is to always continue our research and education in different subjects relating to our mission. Part of this includes rotating through different topics in our two rotating galleries, one on the Hangar Deck and the other located on the 2nd Deck. The Museum encourages you to return quarterly to see the new topics being highlighted!
Safety First!
This exhibit tells the story of the history of the life preserver, how sailors were trained to fight fires on the carriers, and how the ship and NASA had to prepare for the possibility of lunar microbes infecting the planet after the recovery of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts! Come see artifacts and items of interest all related to improving safety for everyone on board the ship!
Spotlights on the Doolittle Raid
On April 18th, 1942, 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers launched from USS Hornet on a mission to bomb strategic military points in Japan, the first offensive strike after Pearl Harbor. The exhibit spotlights stories not usually told when discussing the Doolittle Raid such as the changes made to the B-25 for the mission, the Army Air Force pilots who flew the planes, the pilot who helped Doolittle and several other Raiders escape the Japanese, and the Chinese who helped curry the Raiders across China to safety.
