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
Up next, we visit the smithsonian air and space museu. Jeremy kinney is a curator who shows us some of the museums prayer and oneofakind artifacts. 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 would to talk about the museum overall. It 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. 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
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And we will start with Major Garrett at the white house. Major . Reporter scott, Vice President s Gun Violence Task force held 22 meetings and met with more than 220 different groups. It submitted its proposals to the president two weeks ahead of schedule. President obama accepted them with no changes. While there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil, if theres even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if theres even one life that can be saved, then weve got an obligation to try it. And im going to do my part. Reporter president obama warned of failure if voters dont mobilize or at minimum raise their voice. None of this will be easy to implement, he said. If it were, wed already have universal background checks. The ban on assault weapons and highcapacity magazines never would have been allowed to expire. More of our fellow americans might still be alive