5961. See where Sputnik landed in Manitowoc

 Stacy and I always talked about doing a day trip to Two Rivers to check out some of the museums that are open seasonally. We finally got around to actually making it happen. One of the things I wanted to do was see where Sputnik landed in Manitowoc. We decided to start our day in Manitowoc and then head to Two Rivers

Sputnik was launched by the Soviets in 1960 as a satellite. It failed to re-enter due to mechanical issues and for two years orbited the Earth until it fell from the sky over Wisconsin. Most of it burned up upon re-entry except one hunk of metal that crashed outside the Art Museum in Manitowoc. 

We found the Rahr-West Art Museum just fine. 

We found a Memorial Plaza dedicated to the Sputnik Crash.

We saw some cool sculptures.

We never found the actual spot where Sputnik crashed... 

Apparently we need to actually look on the street itself. Who would have thought?

I also learned that Rahr-West Art Museum has a replica of the piece of Sputnik that crashed on display. 

Guess there is another trip to Manitowoc is in the future so I can see the actual spot and maybe explore the art museum. Stay tuned for Sputnik Part 2 in the future. Because what we did see, was kind of disappointing. It was nicely down but it wasn't the crash site.