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Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

I went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and decided to share a some photos.

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Air and Space Museum pics

Posted by Eclipse (Member # 472) on :

Uhm, that's a Gemini capsule at the top, not an Apollo... [Smile]

Very nice shots of the E, though.

Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

Ok, it's fixed. I could have sworn that it was an Apollo capsule.

Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :

Err, you're both wrong. It's a Mercury capsule. Friendship 7 at NASM. Mercury: 1-man, Gemini: 2-man, Apollo: 3-man.

Very cool that you went, Mike, and thanks for the pictures! It's been 20 years since I visited. Still remember it vividly.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Always wondered about the saucer - in that pic above and in others it always looks as if the saucer angles up to the front i.e. it's not dead horizontal... is that just an optical illusion from that angle?

Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :

Sigh...Every time I see those filthy grid lines...

Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

Not sure... I was giddy I found her at the gift shop next to a pile of Star Trek sticker books.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Sweet model of the Enterprise (aircraft carrier).
Is the trek E from DS9 or a really bad repaint when it was restored for the museum (I seem to recall heraing something about that waaay back...).

Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

The DS9 Connie is not the one in the Air and Space Museum... that's in someone else's collection along with the K7 and D7. Bastard...

Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

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Always wondered about the saucer - in that pic above and in others it always looks as if the saucer angles up to the front i.e. it's not dead horizontal... is that just an optical illusion from that angle?

Not sure... I'd say optical illusion.

Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :

Been *way* too long since I've been to the Air & Space Museum. I need to go there again, especially since I have kids of my own now. I especially want to go to the new Udvar Hazy center, which has the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Via that link: what is that awesome background pic?? It has the E-E and Jemmie Bugs... can you post the original - are there more like it!?!

Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :

I found it by Valiant in SciFi Meshes... its the USS Excalibur taking a direct hit on the port nacelle thanks to the bugs. I think it's still on the site.