Phil Konstantin's 2004 Vacation Through Washington, D.C. - Page 3

Page 2004 - 3

All small pictures

'The Mall'

This is the area between the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building. It is September 16th, 2004. On the 21st, this will be the scene of the "Procession of the Nations."

National Museum of the American Indian

Below are a couple of pictures of the outside of the soon to be opened National Museum of the American Indian.

National Air And Space Museum

The Gemini IV capsule and control pannel.

X-15 (experimental aircraft)

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Voyager, flown by Burt Rutan, was the first airplane to go around the world on one tank of gas.

The Apollo 11 capsule and control panel. Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to carry humans to the moon.

The Spirit of St.Louis & The Apollo 11 capsule

This is a V-2 rocket made up from parts left over from other rockets.

This is an Apollo-Soyuz model.

The Polar Star flew across Antarctica

The Gossamer Albatross, the human-powered aircraft which on June 12, 1979 successfully crossed the English Channel.

The Bell X-1, which Chuck Yeager flew past the speed of sound (Mach 1).

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