The DC Traveler

Today marks the the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land, walk on and safely return from the moon. 
About a month before the historic moon landing, I met the three Apollo 10 astronauts, John Young, Thomas  Stafford and Eugene Cernan on their national tour. They had just completed the final rehearsal for the moon landing.  Their mission was to circle the moon’s surface in both the Command Module and the Lunar Landing module (LEM), and conduct photographic surveys for a good landing site for the Apollo 11 mission.
Just two months later, on July 16th, …read more

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The Mignet Crosley Flea – aka La Cucaracha.
The Crosley Flea is just under 12 feet in length, about 2 feet shorter than a typical SUV. And it flew!!!!
On display at The National Air & Space Museum – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. 

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