Details of the space shuttle Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

[dreamer_easy]

Bonus images:



The glass cockpit of the Enola Gay, looking down from the walkway. The plane is protected from visitors' ire by plastic screens.



The Curtiss P40-E Kittyhawk.

Comments

[bex77]

That is so cool. Amazing to think how far away that thing has gone and come back to rest there for all to see. Something I never thought was possible as a child has come and gone. What will they do in the next 50 years?

[dreamer_easy]

It actually looks as though it could use a good clean - the result of multiple re-entry burns, I assume! :)

[outsdr]

The space age may be behind us ... but at times, it feels like a new golden age of space is beginning.

[dreamer_easy]

These days it seems it's not so much about people going into space, but exploring space in other ways, with probes and telescopes - we're learning so much so quickly, it's mind-boggling.