http://www.newsvine.com/space-museumNewsvine - space-museumen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:13:32 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:38 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14633505-flight-suit-from-cuban-crisis-goes-to-smithsonianhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14633505-flight-suit-from-cuban-crisis-goes-to-smithsonianussuitpoliticssoviet-unionspace-museumnational-airmissile-crisisflight-suitTue, 23 Oct 2012 06:16:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This handout photo provided by Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, shows David Ecker holding a flight suit worn by his father, Commander William Ecker, who flew missions over Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at the museum in Washington. The suit worn by Commander Ecker who flew a reconnaissance mission over Cuba in 1962 that photographed nuclear missile sites under construction by the onetime Soviet Union, was donated Tuesday to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. (AP Photo/Mark Avino, Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12816832-correction-intrepid-space-shuttle-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12816832-correction-intrepid-space-shuttle-storyusspace-shuttleassociated-pressus-newsspace-museumintrepidWed, 18 Jul 2012 21:41:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Space Shuttle Enterprise sits on display at the Sea, Air and Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in New York. The Pavilion will be open to the public Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>The Space Shuttle Enterprise sits on display at the Sea, Air and Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in New York. The Pavilion will be open to the public Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>The Space Shuttle Enterprise sits on display at the Sea, Air and Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in New York. The Pavilion will be open to the public Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>The Space Shuttle Enterprise sits on display at the Sea, Air and Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in New York. The Pavilion will be open to the public Thursday, July 19, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/06/12088681-1-space-shuttle-already-at-museum-2-more-to-gohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/06/12088681-1-space-shuttle-already-at-museum-2-more-to-gousnew-yorkglancespace-shuttleshuttleus-newshudson-riverspace-museumWed, 6 Jun 2012 18:23:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The space shuttle Enterprise makes the final leg of its journey to its new Manhattan home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The U.S. space agency, NASA, ended its shuttle program last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>In this Thursday, April 19, 2012 photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes after a Boeing 747 carrier backed away at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)</p><p>In this Thursday, July 21, 2011 photo, a worker hangs a sign in a window of the space shuttle Atlantis after it landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. It was on view to employees and the media. The landing of Atlantis brought the space shuttle program to an end. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, June 1, 2011 file photo, the space shuttle Endeavour is towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility after its final landing, following a 16 day mission to the International Space Station, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12040842-space-shuttle-enterprise-arrives-at-manhattan-homehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12040842-space-shuttle-enterprise-arrives-at-manhattan-homeusspace-shuttleshuttlesciencenew-yorkersnew-york-cityus-newshudson-riverspace-museumintrepidwest-sideMon, 4 Jun 2012 05:07:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The space shuttle Enterprise is towed on a barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A sailboat passes the space shuttle Enterprise as it is towed past Coney Island in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>People gather to watch and take pictures as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed on a barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City earlier this spring is headed to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Spectators watch the space shuttle Enterprise as it is towed past a beach at Coney Island in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is towed past a pier filled with spectators at Coney Island in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Spectators watch the space shuttle Enterprise as it is towed past a beach at Coney Island in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>People gather to watch and take pictures as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed on a barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City earlier this spring is headed to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is towed on a barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea, to it's final resting place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>People gather to watch and take pictures as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed on a barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City earlier this spring is headed to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise passes the Statue of Liberty as it makes the final leg of its journey to its new Manhattan home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The U.S. space agency, NASA, ended its shuttle program last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise, a prototype which never flew in space, travels up the Hudson River by barge to it's new home aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The U.S. space agency, NASA, ended its shuttle program last year. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise, a prototype which never flew in space, travels up the Hudson River by barge to it's new home aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The U.S. space agency, NASA, ended its shuttle program last year. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise passes lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center, under construction as it makes the final leg of its journey by barge to its new home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The U.S. space agency, NASA, ended its shuttle program last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise never went on an actual space mission; it was a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and experiments on the ground. It comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Spectators watch and take photographs as the space shuttle Enterprise is carried on a barge up the Hudson River on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The prototype space shuttle will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum which is permanently docked on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>Spectators crowd a pier near Manhattan's West Village as the space shuttle Enterprise is carried on a barge up the Hudson River on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The prototype space shuttle will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum which is permanently docked on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is carried on a barge up the Hudson River on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The prototype space shuttle will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum which is permanently docked on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>Spectators watch and take photographs as the space shuttle Enterprise is carried on a barge up the Hudson River on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The prototype space shuttle will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum which is permanently docked on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is prepared to be lifted to its new home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The shuttle left Kennedy Airport on the barge Sunday morning. It was flown from Washington atop a 747 jet in April. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is prepared to be lifted to its new home on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The shuttle left Kennedy Airport on the barge Sunday morning. It was flown from Washington atop a 747 jet in April. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is carried on a barge up the Hudson River as tourist take photographs on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in New York. The prototype space shuttle will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum which is permanently docked on the west side of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise never went on an actual space mission; it was a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and experiments on the ground. It comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise never went on an actual space mission; it was a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and experiments on the ground. It comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The space shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in New York. The Enterprise comes to New York as part of NASA's decision to end the shuttle program after 30 years. It is scheduled to open to the public in mid-July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11279637-smithsonian-welcomes-discovery-to-space-collectionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11279637-smithsonian-welcomes-discovery-to-space-collectionusspace-shuttleshuttlesmithsoniansciencespace-museumnational-airThu, 19 Apr 2012 07:28:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image provided by NASA the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Discovery mated on top rolls into position for demating at Washington Dulles International Airport, Wednesday, April 17, 2012, in Sterling, VA. Discovery, the first orbiter retired from NASA’s shuttle fleet, completed 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited the Earth 5,830 times, and traveled 148,221,675 miles. NASA will transfer Discovery to the National Air and Space Museum to begin its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and to educate and inspire future generations of explorers. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes as the Boeing 747 is backed away at Washington Dulles International Airport, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Sterling, Va. NASA will transfer Discovery into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes after being flown on a the Boeing 747 carrier at Washington Dulles International Airport, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Sterling, Va. NASA will transfer Discovery into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, space shuttle Enterprise rolls from the space hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center prior to a transfer ceremony, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery on Thursday will take Enterprise's place representing the nation's shuttle program at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, becoming the first orbiter flown in space to go on public display. (AP Photo/NASA, Paul E. Alers)</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes after the Boeing 747 carrier backed away at Washington Dulles International Airport, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Sterling, Va. NASA will transfer Discovery into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution via NASA, space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery will take the place of Enterprise at the center to commemorate past achievements in space and retire as an artifact representing the 30-year shuttle program. (AP Photo/Smithsonian Institution via NASA, Carolyn Russo) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this photo provided byNASA, space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery will take the place of Enterprise at the center to commemorate past achievements in space and retire as an artifact representing the 30-year shuttle program. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this photo provided by NASA, ormer astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn holds his hand to his heart during the playing of the National Anthem at the transfer ceremony for space shuttle Discovery, Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery will take the place of Enterprise at the center to commemorate past achievements in space and retire as an artifact representing the 30-year shuttle program. (AP Photo/NASA, Paul E. Alers) MANDATORY CREDIT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11249455-ap-photos-a-look-at-discoverys-notable-journeyshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11249455-ap-photos-a-look-at-discoverys-notable-journeysusdiscoveryphotous-newsgalleryspace-museumnational-airnorthern-virginiajourneysTue, 17 Apr 2012 17:48:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The shuttle has been a part of some memorable moments since making its debut in 1984 following shuttles Columbia and Challenger. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 photo provided by NASA a cloud-covered part of Earth is a background, as space shuttle Discovery is featured in an image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-133 rendezvous and docking operations. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 photo, Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery on its last mission to the International Space Station. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/John Raoux)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 1984 photo, Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, left, holds a "For Sale" sign, making light of the status of the retrieved communications satellite below in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery. Astronaut John Allen IV stands on the end of the arm of the Remote Manipulator System. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>FILE - In this June 8, 1988 photo, the space shuttle Discovery flies around the Russian space station Mir after undocking from the space station Monday, June 8, 1998 in this image from NASA television. Discovery is the ninth and last shuttle to dock with Mir. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA TV)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, June 8, 1998 image made from video provided by NASA, Russian space station Mir cosmonauts Nikolai Budarin, top right, and Talgat Musabayev say goodbye to the crew of the space shuttle Discovery as they close the hatch linking the two spacecraft before undocking. Discovery was the ninth and last shuttle to dock with Mir. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA TV)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 6, 1995 photo, the Russian space station Mir is seen over the STS-63 View Pacific Ocean during rendezvous operations with the Space Shuttle Discovery. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA) </p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 29, 1998 photo, Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, waves as he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center. Glenn, Commander Curt Brown, front, and five other crew members were on their way to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on the Space Shuttle Discovery. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 1, 1998 photo, Astronaut John Glenn, far left, retrieves a paper airplane for pilot Steven Lindsey, front right, in this televised view from Discovery's middeck. Astronaut Stephen Robinson, left, and Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai look over paper work in the background. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA TV)</p><p>FILE - In this May 4, 2005 photo, STS-114 Japanese Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, of Yokohama, Kanagawa, waves as he follows Mission Commander Eileen Collins, of Elmira, NY., from the Operations and Checkout Building heading for launch pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Australian born, U.S. astronaut Andy Thomas, upper left, walks along. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1999 photo, a television camera onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery shows the Hubble Space Telescope in the cargo bay of Discovery as the shuttle orbits the Earth. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA TV)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1988 photo, NASA employees on the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building of the Kennedy Space Center react to the successful launch of the space shuttle Discovery at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Thom Bauer)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1988 photo, Vice-President George Bush and his wife Barbara watch as the space shuttle Discovery comes in for a landing at Edwards Air Force base in California. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)</p><p>FILE - In this March 9, 2011 photo, the crew of space shuttle Discovery, from left, mission specialist's Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, pilot Eric Boe, commander Steve Lindsey, and mission specialist's Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen gather after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool)</p><p>FILE - In this March 7, 2011 image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. The world’s most traveled spaceship took its last flight on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Riding on the back of a 747 jet, Discovery traveled from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Chantilly, Va. The space shuttle will be installed this week in its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/NASA)</p><p>The Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Discovery is en route from Kennedy Space Center to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar/Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport. The oldest surviving shuttle, Discovery holds the all-time record with 39 missions, 148 million miles, 5,830 orbits of Earth, and 365 days spent in space. All that was achieved in under 27 years. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11012859-imax-gives-2-space-shuttle-cameras-to-smithsonianhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11012859-imax-gives-2-space-shuttle-cameras-to-smithsoniantechnologyussmithsoniansciencecamerasspace-museumnational-airimax-camerasWed, 4 Apr 2012 08:32:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10222570-space-shuttle-discovery-headed-to-the-smithsonianhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10222570-space-shuttle-discovery-headed-to-the-smithsonianbusinessusspace-shuttleshuttlesmithsoniansciencespace-museumnational-airTue, 24 Jan 2012 09:49:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/09/8239564-air-and-space-museum-reopens-after-dc-protestshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/09/8239564-air-and-space-museum-reopens-after-dc-protestsuspoliticsprotestsmithsoniancapitalspace-museumnational-airSun, 9 Oct 2011 18:37:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A demonstrator lies on the ground at an entrance to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington after police pepper-sprayed a group of protestors trying to get into the museum Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>One demonstrator helps another flush her eyes with water after after police pepper-sprayed a group of protestors, who were trying to get into the National Air and Space Museum in Washington Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Anti-war protestors demonstrat in Freedom Plaza as part of the Occupy DC movement, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Pepper-sprayed demonstrators sit and lie on the ground outside the entrance to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington after a group of protestors tryed to get into the museum Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/08/8227227-standoff-with-protesters-closes-washington-museumhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/08/8227227-standoff-with-protesters-closes-washington-museumuswashingtonwall-streetpoliticsprotestcapitalspace-museumnational-airwashington-national-airSat, 8 Oct 2011 21:10:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A demonstrator lies on the ground at an entrance to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington after police pepper-sprayed a group of protestors trying to get into the museum Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>D.C. police officers tape off the entrance to the National Air and Space Museum as demonstrators approach in Washington on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Demonstrators march across the National Mall in Washington Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in the nation's capital. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/06/8192551-dc-demonstrators-in-process-of-permit-extensionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/06/8192551-dc-demonstrators-in-process-of-permit-extensionuspoliticsprotestnational-park-servicecapitalspace-museumnational-airpark-policefreedom-plazaThu, 6 Oct 2011 22:10:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>With the Capitol in the background, several groups including the Peoples Uprisings, October2011 Coalition, and Occupy DC, "occupy" Freedom Plaza in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The groups held signs against war and "corporate greed." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>With the Capitol in the background, Jeanne Ertle, of Chico, Calif., holds a sign as several groups including the Peoples Uprisings, October2011 Coalition, and Occupy DC, "occupy" Freedom Plaza in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The groups held signs against war and "corporate greed." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>A demonstrator lies on the ground at an entrance to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington after police pepper-sprayed a group of protestors trying to get into the museum Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>One demonstrator helps another flush her eyes with water after after police pepper-sprayed a group of protestors, who were trying to get into the National Air and Space Museum in Washington Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Cameron Halket, of Dallas, sits by his tent set up at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, as part of a protest against the war and corporate America. Demonstrators in an anti-war and anti-corporate greed protest in downtown Washington say they plan to overstay the limitations of their permit, though it is unclear whether or when they may be arrested. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Kevin Zeese, executive director and co-founder of VotersForPeace, annouces to Occupy DC demonstrators in Freedom Plaza that the U.S. Park Service Police is offering to extend their permit to occupy the park for another four months, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Demonstrators in Freedom Plaza hold a general assembly meeting to decide if they want to accept a U.S. Park Service Police deal to extend their permit to occupy the park for another four months in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Demonstrators in Freedom Plaza hold a general assembly meeting to decide if they want to accept a U.S. Park Service Police offer to extend their permit to occupy the park for another four months in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Occupy DC demonstrators in Freedom Plaza celebrate after electing to accept a U.S. Park Service Police deal to extend their permit to occupy the park for another four months, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Occupy DC demonstrators Denise Valdez, 45, of Austin, Texas, left, and Aldo Carrazzo, 39, of Roswell, N.M., relax in Freedom Plaza after their general assembly met to accept a U.S. Park Service offer to extend their permit to occupy the park for another four month,, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/10/6829185-smithsonian-recounts-balloon-flights-of-civil-warhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/10/6829185-smithsonian-recounts-balloon-flights-of-civil-warusespionagepoliticscivil-warballoonspace-museumnational-aircivil-war-balloonFri, 10 Jun 2011 16:31:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated handout photo provided by Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum shows Kevin Knapp portraying Thaddeus Lowe , during a demonstrating to President Abraham Lincoln, on how a gas-filled balloon might be used to spy on the enemy , thus helping the Union army and establishing the earliest "air force." The National Air and Space Museum is commemorating the nation's first attempt at an air force during the Civil War 150 years ago — decades before the first airplane flight. In June 1861, Thaddeus Lowe flew 500 feet high on the National Mall in a gas-filled balloon to show President Abraham Lincoln how balloons could be used to spy on the Confederates. (AP Photo/Michael John, Smithsonian)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3839564-shuttle-artifacts-going-once-going-twicehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3839564-shuttle-artifacts-going-once-going-twicespaceshuttlenasanewsmuseumobamaspace-museumnealonly-on-msnbc-comMon, 1 Feb 2010 17:16:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516283-big-hubble-instruments-now-smithsonian-artifactshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516283-big-hubble-instruments-now-smithsonian-artifactsentertainmentussmithsonianhubble-space-telescopeearthspace-museumnational-airbeyondbeyond-earthWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Still an astrophysical mystery, the evolution of the bulges in spiral galaxies led astronomers to the edge-on galaxy NGC4710. When starring directly at the center of the galaxy, one can detect a faint, ethereal "X'-shaped structure. Such a feature, which astronomers call a "boxy" or "peanut-shaped" bulge, is due to the vertical motions of the stars in the galaxy's bar and is only evident when the galaxy is seen edge-on. This curiously shaped puff is often observed in spiral galaxies with small bulges and open arms, but is less common in spirals with arms tightly wrapped around a more prominent bulge, such as NGC4710. (AP Photo/NASA/ESA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2557522-worker-alleges-smithsonian-mishandled-asbestoshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/17/2557522-worker-alleges-smithsonian-mishandled-asbestospoliticssmithsonianus-newsasbestossmithsonian-institutionspace-museumnational-airTue, 17 Mar 2009 17:00:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2318657-more-time-needed-to-raise-plane-engine-from-hudsonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2318657-more-time-needed-to-raise-plane-engine-from-hudsonnew-yorkus-airwayspoliticsplanenew-jerseynew-york-cityus-newsstate-policehudson-riverspace-museumsplashdownus-airways-flightkitty-higginsFri, 16 Jan 2009 09:37:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Graphic shows reported bird strikes to civil aircraft since 1990; 2 c x 5 1/4 in; 96.3 mm x 133.35 mm</p><p>Map locates where a plane crashed in the New York City’s Hudson River; includes satellite picture and diagram of the plane; 2 c x 7 1/2 in; 96.3 mm x 190.5 mm</p><p>Graphic shows profile of an Airbus A320 aircraft</p><p>UPDATE adds flight path; Map locates where a plane crashed in the New York City's Hudson River; 1 c x 5 1/4 in; 46.5 mm x 133.35 mm; 2 c x 2 1/4 in; 96.3 mm x 57.15 mm</p><p>Airline passengers wait to board boats to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Steven Day)</p><p>Airline passengers wait to board a ferry to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Steven Day)</p><p>Passengers in an inflatable raft move away from an Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that has gone down in the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) </p><p>An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River is seen in New York, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Edouard H. R. Gluck)</p><p>US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media) </p><p>US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media) </p><p>US Airways Flight 1549 descends, upper right corner, on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media) </p><p>Circled in white by the AP to help locate the position of the airplane in the photograph, US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media) WHITE CIRCLE ADDED BY THE AP TO HELP LOCATE THE POSITION OF THE AIRPLANE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH </p><p>Part of an US Airways jetliner that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday sticks out of the water after it had been towed for further inspection in New York, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The Airbus A320, built in 1999, is tethered to a pier on the tip of Lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A submerged airplane that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is shown Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in New York. Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>New York City police officers look over part of the US Airways Airbus 320 that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday as it sticks out of the water after it had been towed there for further inspection in New York, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Resue boats surround a U.S. Airways jetliner that ditched in the Hudson River soon after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people aboard the Airbus A320 survived. (AP Photo/Alexandre Valerio) </p><p>A Port Authority police officer carries pieces of the US Air jet that crash landed Thursday in the Hudson River. from the NY Waterway ferry terminal in Weehawken, N.J., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)</p><p>Graphic shows the interior of the Airbus A320 and five passengers reactions to the event; 2 c x 3 3/4 in; 96.3 mm x 95.25 mm</p><p>Kitty Higgins, National Transportation Safety Board board member speaks during a news conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 in New York. Federal investigators said both engines of the US Airways jetliner that ditched into the Hudson River were missing Friday as reports emerged that the pilot who safely landed the aircraft had considered an emergency landing at two airports. Police divers were using sonar to find the engines. Kitty Higgins of the National Transportation Safety Board said both apparently came off after hitting the water Thursday.(AP Photo/Jin Lee)</p><p>A Port Authority police officer carries pieces of the US Air jet that crash landed Thursday in the Hudson River from the NY Waterway ferry terminal in Weehawken, N.J., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)</p><p>A Port Authority police officer carries pieces of the US Air jet that crash landed Thursday in the Hudson River. from the NY Waterway ferry terminal in Weehawken, N.J., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)</p><p>An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is shown Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is surrounded by ice Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Cranes are positioned near an Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is shown Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Graphic shows where most bird strikes occur and during what part of flight; 2 c x 3 7/8 in; 96.3 mm x 98.425 mm</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is surrounded by ice Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is surrounded by ice Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is shown Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is surrounded by ice Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for the engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. Divers originally thought both engines were lost, but realized Saturday that the right engine was still attached. The water had been so dark and murky that they couldn't see it. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is surrounded by ice Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for the engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. Divers originally thought both engines were lost, but realized Saturday that the right engine was still attached. The water had been so dark and murky that they couldn't see it. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)</p><p>An Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday and was towed to the west side of Manhattan for further inspection is shown Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Divers and sonar operators hunted for the engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to carefully hoist the damaged plane from the water to retrieve the flight and data recorders. Divers originally thought both engines were lost, but realized Saturday that the right engine was still attached. The water had been so dark and murky that they couldn't see it. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>The Airbus A320 US Airways aircraft that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday is completely submerged supported by a crane' cables, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in New York. Workers continue to try to lift the plane out of the water as investigators began interviewing the pilot, Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger, and his co-pilot for the first time Saturday. Sullenberger guided the crippled aircraft into the river on Thursday afternoon, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano) </p><p>The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 remains submerged in the icy waters off lower Manhattan Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 as workers continue to try to lift the Airbus A320 out of the water. Investigators began interviewing the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, and his co-pilot for the first time Saturday. Sullenberger guided the crippled aircraft into the river on Thursday afternoon, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano) </p><p>A heavy lift crane removes US Airways flight 1549 from its makeshift mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Investigators began interviewing the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, and his co-pilot for the first time Saturday. Sullenberger guided the crippled Airbus A320 into the river on Thursday afternoon, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R.Gluck, Pool)</p><p>A heavy lift crane removes US Airways flight 1549 from its makeshift mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 in New York. Investigators began interviewing the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, and his co-pilot for the first time Saturday. Sullenberger guided the crippled Airbus A320 into the river on Thursday afternoon, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R.Gluck, Pool)</p><p>A crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its makeshift mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan in New York to a barge late Saturday evening, Jan. 17, 2009. Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people aboard the flight miraculously survived. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R.Gluck, Pool)</p><p>A crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its makeshift mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan in New York to a barge late Saturday evening, Jan. 17, 2009. Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people aboard the flight miraculously survived. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R.Gluck, Pool)</p><p>The cockpit voice recorder of US Airways flight 1549 is displayed early Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 in New York. Salvage crews successfully hoisted the downed US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River late Saturday. (AP Pool Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck, Pool)</p><p>An EWGPS flight data recorder of US Airways flight 1549 is displayed early Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 in New York. Salvage crews successfully hoisted the downed US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River late Saturday. (AP Pool Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck, Pool)</p><p>The cockpit flight recorder of US Airways flight 1549 is displayed early Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 in New York. Salvage crews successfully hoisted the downed US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River late Saturday. (AP Pool Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck, Pool)</p><p>The cockpit flight recorder, EWGPS, and cockpit voice recorder of US Airways flight 1549 are displayed early Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 in New York. Salvage crews successfully hoisted the downed US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River late Saturday. (AP Pool Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck, Pool)</p><p>Water pours out of a compartment as a crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan in New York to a barge Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people aboard the flight survived. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>A crane moves US Airways flight 1549 from its mooring along a seawall in lower Manhattan in New York to a barge Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. All 155 people aboard the flight survived. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>With Jersey City in the background, a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 rests on a barge on the Hudson River in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, after being lifted from the water late Saturday night. The aircraft will be moved to an undisclosed location for inspection by National Transportation Safety Board investigators. (AP Photo)</p><p>A worker looks into the damaged right engine of the US Airways Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River as the plane sits on a barge after being lifted out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>The badly damaged engine of the US Airways Airbus A320 is inspected out of the water on a barge, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2009, in New York. Workers plan to remove the plane during the day to an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)</p><p>The badly damaged wing and engine of the US Airways Airbus A320 is inspected out of the water on a barge, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, in New York. Workers plan to remove the plane during the day to an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)</p><p>A crippled US Airways Flight 1549 rests on a barge on the banks of the Hudson River in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, after being lifted from the water late Saturday night. The aircraft will be moved to an undisclosed location for inspection by National Transportation Safety Board investigators. (AP Photo)</p><p>The pilot-house of a tugboat rises above the tail section of US Airways Flight 1549 after it was recovered from the Hudson River in New York, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Authorities expect to move the crippled aircraft to an undisclosed location for examination by National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Sunday, Jan. 18. (AP Photo/Frank Ritter, NYC) </p><p>US Airways Flight 1549 is lowered on to a barge after it was recovered from in the Hudson River in New York, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. The aircraft will be moved to an undisclosed location for inspection by National Transportation Safety Board investigators. (AP Photo/Alexandre Valerio) </p><p>U.S. Airways flight 1549, an Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River sits on a barge after being lifted out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>U.S. Airways flight 1549, an Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River, sits on a barge after being hauled out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>U.S. Airways flight 1549, an Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River, sits on a barge after being hauled out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>U.S. Airways flight 1549, an Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River sits on a barge after being lifted out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>NTSB inspectors examine the wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>NTSB inspectors examine the tail section of US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>Rows of seats can be seen in the open doors of the wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>A man hands items out of US Airways Flight 1549 as inspectors examine the plane on a barge at Weeks Marina Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Jersey City, N.J. The jet was moved Sunday night from the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. The Airbus A320 crash landed in the Hudson last Thursday after hitting birds and losing thrust in both engines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>A man hands items out of US Airways Flight 1549 as other inspectors examine items from inside the plane as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Jersey City, N.J. The jet was moved Sunday night from the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. The Airbus A320 crash landed in the Hudson last Thursday after hitting birds and losing thrust in both engines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Inspectors examine items removed from US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Jersey City, N.J. The jet was moved Sunday night from the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. The Airbus A320 crash landed in the Hudson last Thursday after hitting birds and losing thrust in both engines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>As a police boat floats nearby, a man carries items removed from US Airways Flight 1549, as Inspectors examine the plane on a barge at Weeks Marina Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Jersey City, N.J. The jet was moved Sunday night from the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. The Airbus A320 crash landed in the Hudson last Thursday after hitting birds and losing thrust in both engines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>The damaged tail section is seen as inspectors walk around US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Jersey City, N.J. The jet was moved Sunday night from the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. The Airbus A320 crash landed in the Hudson last Thursday after hitting birds and losing thrust in both engines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>NTSB inspectors examine the left wing of US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat pulls along side the wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 as it sits on a barge at Weeks Marina in Jersey City, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The jet was moved Sunday night from a seawall at the southern tip of Manhattan where it was lifted out of the icy Hudson River. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)</p><p>Scuba divers return to a New York City police vessel, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in New York after confirming the discovery of the left engine from U.S. Airways flight 1549 that was lost when the plane made a dramatic emergency landing in the Hudson River last Thursday. The missing engine was located in mud about 65 feet below the water's surface. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>Scuba divers return to a New York City police vessel Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in New York after confirming the discovery of the left engine from U.S. Airways flight 1549 that was lost when the plane made a dramatic emergency landing in the Hudson River last Thursday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>New York City Police Department personnel retrieve a piece of US Airways Flight 1549 from the Hudson River, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in New York. US Airways Flight 1549 made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River after both of its engines failed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/NYPD) </p><p>New York City Police Department divers prepare to enter the Hudson River to search for the missing engine from US Airways Flight 1549, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in New York. US Airways Flight 1549 made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River after both of its engines failed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/NYPD) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2100245-bush-wistfully-salutes-veterans-on-intrepid-in-nychttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2100245-bush-wistfully-salutes-veterans-on-intrepid-in-nycbushnew-yorkpoliticsworld-war-iius-newsveterans-dayveteransspace-museumTue, 11 Nov 2008 16:31:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Bush is greeted by retired firefighter William Reilly Thomas, treasurer of the Long Island Association of Retired New York City Fire Fighters, as he arrives at JFK airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, to rededicate the Intrepid aircraft carrier on Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)</p><p>President Bush holds his hand to his heart during the playing of the National Anthem at the start of the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Bush, and first lady Laura Bush, arrive to participate in the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Bush, center, stands at attention during the presentation of colors at the rededication ceremony for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. Intrepid Museum co-chairman Richard Santull, left, and Charles de Gunzberg, right, are also shown. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>President Bush receives a piece of the deck of the Intrepid presented by Mike Hallahan, president of the United War Veterans Council of New York, left, as the president's naval attendant holds the memento during the rededication ceremony for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>President Bush speaks during the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Bush walks with former astronauts Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, left, and Scott Carpenter during the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Bush hugs Taylor Pokorney in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, after she gave him a drawing she made during the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Her father, Marine Lt. 1st Class Fred Pokorney, was killed in Iraq in 2003. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>A naval attendant, center, holds a piece of the deck of the Intrepid given as a gift to President Bush, right, as the president speaks to Mike Hallahan, president of the Intrepid Former Crew Members Association at the rededication ceremony for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)</p><p>President Bush talks with wounded Marine Lance Corp. Matt Bradford during the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. In January of 2007, Bush watched the multiple amputee Marine climb a rock wall and plant the Marine Corp flag at the top during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2071132-clinton-obama-made-good-choice-for-chief-of-staffhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2071132-clinton-obama-made-good-choice-for-chief-of-staffwhite-housepoliticshillary-rodham-clintonbarack-obamaus-newsclintonsspace-museumTue, 4 Nov 2008 16:00:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. Hillary Clinton D-NY is surrounded by well-wishers as she prepares to leave after casting her vote Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at her poling place inside the Douglas G. Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua, NY. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>Sen. Hillary Clinton D-N.Y., smiles and looks toward her husband, former President Bill Clinton, after casting her vote Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at the Douglas G. Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua, N.Y. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton D-N.Y. and husband, former President Bill Clinton, who sat at different tables, are briefly seen together at the 17th Annual Salute to Freedom Gala on the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/30/1937024-capsule-that-caught-comet-dust-goes-to-smithsonianhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/30/1937024-capsule-that-caught-comet-dust-goes-to-smithsonianreturnpoliticssmithsonianus-newsspace-museumcometsmithsonian-national-airTue, 30 Sep 2008 22:01:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 picture, Ron Ceeders, a Lockheed Martin technician, unbolts a canister containing comet dust from the Stardust capsule in a clean room at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Mud is seen caked on the exterior of the capsule from its landing in the desert. The capsule that brought the first comet samples back to Earth is going on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The Stardust capsule will go on display Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 to join other firsts of flight at the museum, including Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and the Apollo 11 Command Module. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/18/1375061-stolen-meteorite-slice-found-at-gun-showhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/18/1375061-stolen-meteorite-slice-found-at-gun-showtheftoddodd-newsworld-newsmeteoritespace-museumjoshua-tree-earthTue, 18 Mar 2008 20:53:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post