
My bus route took me to within a few hundred feet of 2U. It was weird |

Hey it's the Intrepid! |

Selfieee |

In a bizarre coincidence there was a mockup of the Aurora 7 Mercury capsule here! Apparently THIS ship is the one that recovered it! |

I just happened to be here on the day that my Aurora 7 episode came out! |

The little posigrade rockets and bigger retrograde rockets |

I'm a space shuttle adult |

OV-101, we meet at last! |

It's Space Shuttle Enterprise! |

The first space shuttle. Originally intended to be retrofitted for spaceflight but has only experienced atmospheric flight |

Fred Haise flew this vehicle! |

Hi there |

The hatch |

The nose of Enterprise |

A panorama of Enterprise |

Some actual instruments from Enterprise! |

Big chunky instruments |

It really does look like the bridge between Apollo and the modern space area |

The nose gear |

Ahh, I get it. And yes, the shuttle Enterprise was named after the Star Trek Enterprise. Fans wrote to Congress asking for it |

Another view of the landing gear |

One more shot of the instruments |

I had no idea that's where the Columbia test wing came from! |

A piece of reinforced carbon-carbon |

A mockup of an early shuttle concept |

That's a huge windtunnel model |

Hey cool, a Soyuz! |

Close quarters in that Soyuz |

The aerodynamic tail of Enterprise |

Weird Russian interface on the Soyuz |

I think this is where the parachute lives |

Hey cool, a Concorde! |

This looks like a comfy seat |

A Gemini mockup! |

An AWACS! |

So many of the planes have foldable wings |

F-16! |

I have no idea what this plane is |

I'm pretty sure the SR-71 never launched off an aircraft carrier |

Looking back at the bridge.. or tower.. or something |

Hey I know how to fly these! |

Lots of people wandering around on the deck |

Apparently you can go into the Concorde but I was too late for the tour. Another time. |