continued… The last Apollo mission was in 1972. The program ended primarily because American public support for the space program had waned due to concerns about the costs amid the expensive and controversial Vietnam War. Next were some small displays … Continue reading →
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The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 2 Destination Moon
continued… we were already starting to feel like our brains were full. Realizing we couldn’t see the whole museum today, we headed upstairs to the rooms that we wanted to see the most. This Northrop T-38 was hanging over the … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 1
Monday, September 22 — Even though the sunrise was blocked by the tall buildings, it was still a lovely morning. With lots of birds around. Today’s outing was to the Air & Space Museum. As we were perusing the museum’s … Continue reading →
Exploring the National Mall in Washington, DC
Sunday, Sept 21 continued… we headed west along The National Mall, taking in the buildings on both sides of us. On the south side, next to the Arts & Industries Museum, was the Smithsonian Castle. It was also closed for … Continue reading →
The Spy Museum and The National Mall in Washington, DC
continued… The next exhibit was on terrorism, with signs commemorating terrorist attacks around the world in the 20th century and many signs about terrorist attacks that were stopped by the intelligence agencies. This exhibit was disturbing and not something to … Continue reading →
The Spy Museum in Washington, DC – Part 4
continued… In 1945, WWII ended and then-President Truman dissolved the OSS. But with the Cold War brewing, people convinced Truman they needed to peacetime intelligence agency to prevent another Pearl Harbor from happening. To try to garner public support, they … Continue reading →
The Spy Museum in Washington, DC – Part 3
continued… We can’t remember what the purpose of this machine was… since it was in the exfiltration section, we think it may have been a machine used to help train spies on escaping capture. There was a small theater playing … Continue reading →
The Spy Museum in Washington, DC – Part 2
continued… There was a room on cryptography. Since Eric was a cryptographer, he was especially interested in this one. There was a display about various encryption tools that date back thousands of years — and were commonly used until relatively … Continue reading →
The Spy Museum in Washington, DC
Sunday, Sept 21 — We’d asked several friends which DC museums they liked best. Everyone who had been to the Spy Museum said it was their favorite. So that was the first museum on the DC itinerary. Conveniently for us, … Continue reading →
Welcome to Washington DC (District of Columbia)
Saturday, Sept 20 — We didn’t have to do as many miles today as we did the previous two days, but still wanted to leave early since the current would worsen as the day progressed. It was an overcast morning … Continue reading →
