From the McMinnville Air & Space Museum.
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From the McMinnville Air & Space Museum. These old tires sit by themselves amongst the planes – they’d be easily overlooked. It’s interesting the tricks your mind plays on you here.
I ran across this photo on a visit to the McMinnville Air & Space Museum. I thought the whole frame was interesting.
Enjoy!
John Glenn became the fifth person in space, the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, circling the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds. He did it again in 1998.
In his honor, we look up at the sky with wonder.
Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit — and then, to the Moon and beyond. Space travel — and space tourism — will one day become almost as commonplace as flying to exotic destinations on our own planet. – Arthur C. Clarke
(Photo of a return vessel from the NASA space program, housed at the McMinnville Air & Space Museum.)
Heh. Actually, probably not. This photo was taken at the McMinnville Air & Space Museum. In the early days of commercial passenger flight, you got your own seat, you dressed for the flight, and the stewardesses served coffee or tea in silver pots. This particular lap of luxury did not include wifi or an in-flight movie, but that’s probably ok because you didn’t have to power down everything before they let you take off…
