The next thing in Spacesuit Development be it going to the moon, an asteroid, or mars. In order to save time, i will introduce all four speakers and they will come up sequentially and tell their stories. Then we will have time for discussion and questions from the audience at the end. Our speakers in order of appearance are a recently retired test engineer at ilc dover, the company that made the apollo spacesuits and makes the current spacesuits our astronauts used to spacewalk from the iss when they leave via the american port on the International Space station. The next speaker will be ryan nagata, an artist and maker from Southern California who did a unique approach to becoming a model maker. He started out as a film director, and discovered his real passion was making models, props, and costumes for hire. They are featured in many movies. Ryan will talk about his experience recreating some vintage suits used in the biopic. Our third speaker for tonight was a russian lead spacesuit
Transportation and mail kacarri s to the jet age of the 1950s through today. Space operations and missiles, its all here. And i want to share an article that was in the Washington Post earlier this week on the spirit of st. Louis, one of the iconic planes that Charles Lindbergh had. Its been in the news because of some of the findings and notes on the plane when it was refurbished back in 1975. Jeremy kinney is joining us, the curator. Just saw you a moment ago in that taped piece. Talk to us about the spirit of st. Louis. And some interesting things you found in the last year or so. The spirit of st. Louis is a true milestone of flight. Charles lindbergh makes that epic transatlantic flight in may 1927 and its always been a signature artifact of the smithsonian, since the building opened in 1976. So this opportunity to redo this gallery, the milestones of flight gallery, looking at this airplane and seeing the elements that are left by the people who made the airplane, the people at R
First, i would to talk about the museum overall. Visitors a 8 million year. Looking at the story of flight in the atmosphere, where i work in, we are looking at 500 aircraft and helicopters. About 67 are on display in the National Mall building. What supports these artifacts are up to 50,000 small and medium artifacts. Were going to talk about the story of higher, faster, brother. A bit of a cliche in the history of aviation but has a real meaning. We look at the people who made this quest of flying in the third dimension a reality. The idea of flying to the highest altitudes, faster speed, longest distances tells us a lot about the Technical Development of the airplane and the reinvention of what the right brothers did. Ight only the smithsonian can tell the story. Me,e, you see the behind you see the wright flyer. Oracle right, at the controls wrightlight orville takes flight. The first time. At the end of the day, after four flights, oracle orville and wilbur alternate. 30 Miles Per
Captioning performed by vitac the most popular among the smithsonian, and inside among the displays, america by air, from our earliest days of flight aviation with air transportation and mail carriers to the jet age of the 1950s through today, Space Operations and missiles, its all here. And i want to share an article in the Washington Post earlier this week on the spirit of st. Louis, one of the iconic planes that Charles Lindberg had. Its been in the news because of findings and notes on the plane. Jeremy kinney is joining us. Talk about the spirit of st. Louis and some interesting things you found over the last year or so. The spirit of st. Louis is a true milestone of flight. The epic trans atlantic flight and its been a significant artifact of the smithsonian and national air and space museum since the building opened in 1976. This opportunity to redo this gallery, looking at this airplane and seeing the elements left by the people who made the airlines in san diego, the actual fl
Our guide is curator jeremy kinney, who shows us some of the museums rare and oneofakind artifacts to tell the quest to go higher, faster, and further during the first half century of aviation. Jeremy kinney hello. Were going to go through a tour of some artifacts that really stand out in terms of the story of higher, faster, and farther. First, i want to talk about the museum overall. The museum has over 8 million visitors a year. Looking at the story of flight in the atmosphere, where i work in, we are looking at 500 aircraft and helicopters. Of those aircraft, about 67 are on display in the National Mall building. What supports these artifacts is up to 50,000 small and medium artifacts. Were going to talk about the story of higher, faster, and farther which is seen as a cliche in the history of aviation but has a real meaning. We look at the people who made this quest of flying in the third dimension a reality. The idea of flying to the highest altitudes, fastest speeds, and longest