{"id":3225,"date":"2014-05-03T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T10:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2022-09-13T23:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T23:47:59","slug":"the-air-and-space-museum-a-smithsonian-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3225","title":{"rendered":"The Air and Space Museum (a Smithsonian museum)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A museum in Washington D.C. that Jeff really wanted to visit was the Air and Space museum. \u00a0They have a large collection of airplanes and jets and different sections for the different &#8216;eras&#8217; of flight. \u00a0It was very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the exhibits, we saw a 25-minute film called &#8220;Dark Matter&#8221; that talked about&#8230;dark matter. \u00a0I won&#8217;t even try to explain it here, but it was real good and was narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson who also narrates the current TV series &#8220;Cosmos&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner > div{\r\n\t\t\t  background-color: #333;\r\n\t\t\t  height: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t  width: 6px;\r\n\t\t\t  display: inline-block;\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t  animation: rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect2 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect3 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect4 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect5 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@-webkit-keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4) }  \r\n\t\t\t  20% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0) }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t  }  20% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t  }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style><div class=\"robo-gallery-wrap robo-gallery-wrap-id7263 robo-gallery-grid\" ><div id=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82-block-loader\" class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Spinner\"><div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect1\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect2\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect3\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect4\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82Rect5\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_69e5b0f869d82\" class=\"robogallery-gallery-7263\" style=\"width:100%; 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