Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Up Up And Away

On a recent trip into the city we took in another Museum (again I still can't believe what is free in this area). We went to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The building is huge and my neck was sore from looking up the whole time.











The Mrs. touching a moon rock.
















The Apollo 11 command module Columbia, which carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.













The Apollo Lunar Module.














The Apollo - Soyuz test project. It was the was the first joint flight of the US and Soviet space program The mission took place in July 1975.















The first Hubble Telescope that went into space in 1990.











There were a lot more exhibits about our air and space programs, these are just a few of the hundreds there.






Okay I have to...... I can see Russia from my house!!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We had a great time on a vacation to DC. Like you, we couldn't believe how much was free - it makes it a great family trip. Loved looking at your photos!

Cheeseburger In Paradise said...

Thanks for taking a look, we figure we have saved thousands of dollars while viewing so many treasures.