Apollo Moon Stuff at the Air and Space Museum

We hadn’t been to the National Air and Space Museum for a while. It’s been under a major renovation over the last couple of years. Half of it is complete. So we thought we would get a timed pass and visit before the hoards of spring visitors arrive. The Wright Brothers exhibit is always interesting. The huge aircraft hanging above in the main gallery and elsewhere are mesmerizing. The uniforms of flight crews over the years are fun. But the main exhibit is the moon stuff. The huge rocket boosters are extraordinary. And the journey of space flight is phenomenal. Imagine being stuck in that tiny capsule of Alan Shepard and John Glenn. We finally had the chance to see Neil Armstrong’s space suit mixed in with Star Trek footage playing in the background. None of the huge items are here and the Spirit of St Louis must be in storage. The moon shoes were quite interesting. It used to be when we went to museums things were of a very distant past before we were born. Now, everything looks and sounds so familiar because we lived through all of this. We have slides that my dad took of the tv when the moon landing occurred back in the seventies. You can see how the products of the space program - like Velcro - revolutionized how we live. It’s good to be reminded of all of these accomplishments. But it’s scary to witness how fast time flies.