National Air and Space Museum

A few weeks back, I went to the National Air and Space Museum. It was a great day to be there too as it happened to be the Annual Space Day at the museum. There were plenty of free giveaway items and informational booths set up throughout the museum. I spoke with many interesting people including astronauts, military personnel, and the people responsible for designing and controlling the satellites that the government and military use. Another interesting setup was a whole presentation where the museum was connected via radio to an individual in New Zealand. That may not seem that great, but this individual served as a middleman of sorts as he was connecting the audience to the space station, offering the crowd the chance to speak with an astronaut who was actually up in space at that exact moment. On top of all of this, there was of course the museum. It is pretty cool to see all of these famous planes, rockets and capsules (including the one John Glenn had been in). All of the exhibits provided people with an interesting look at aeronautics at different points in history, from the birth of aviation to World War II to the space race and all the way to today and what we can expect next. I did find out that I would probably be too tall to ever actually go into space, at least not yet. Some people have said this museum, while enjoyable, was nothing to exciting, I respectfully disagree and suggest that this be one of your stops while in D.C.

SRF