Three cheers for living in a place with a bunch of free museums (funny that the museum was “free” but it was $15 to park??) With Seth having the day off we decided to take a trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Virginia by the Dulles Airport. This is an expansion of the other Air and Space Museum in downtown DC and from what everybody says, “way better!” We thought it would be crowded because of the holiday so we arrived soon after it opened (a little later than planned because there was an unexpected toll road so there was time spent digging around the van for change) but it wasn’t crowded at all. It’s Huge! We took the guided tour which was actually really interesting.
Did you know the the “Enterprise” space shuttle was originally suppose to be called the “Constitution” but a whole bunch of Star Trek fans wrote in wanting it to be called the “Enterprise?” Oh, and it never has actually been to space, it’s a practice shuttle.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was my favorite. It flew from LA to DC in 64 minutes!!
The silver plain on the bottom is the “Enola Gay" which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan. The plain on the right is a retired Concord.
WOW... that looks like tons of fun!!
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