Anatomy of the Deep State -- The Shadow Government that calls the shots

[Octafish]

93. We used to have the 'Michigan Space & Science Center'in Jackson...

...but the place closed down, due, some to lack of traffic, mostly to lack of cash.

It was wonderful. Here's a good online overview:

http://heroicrelics.org/mssc/

I've taken the family to the Armstrong Space & Science Museum in Neil Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio.

http://www.armstrongmuseum.org/

Coincidentally, we were there on the same day he passed. We heard the news on the radio as we were driving through Ohio and decided to stop to buy a local newspaper. The Wapakoneta News, if I remember its name properly, no longer was publishing, and the big city dailies (Toledo, Dayton) had not yet covered his passing, but the nice man at the 7-11 told us about the museum. It was a special day to visit, as the staff was very, very moved by the sad news. They said it was the busiest it had been in a while.



The place is home to several historic spacecraft and aircraft, including this F5-D Skylancer flown by a most remarkable test pilot:



The place also has a most remarkable bronze.



The astounding piece, as its art, is in the back.

Like you, AZCat, and LongTomH, I love my country -- including Kansas and Ohio. I love space exploration, too.