WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Visitors look at an exhibit on the atomic bomb in the "Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A hot air ballon is seen in the "TEXTRON How Things Fly" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A visitor looks at an exhibit on visible light in the "U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A visitor interacts with an inferred camera in the "U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A member of the media records in the "The Art of Air and Space" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Models of World War II era planes and bombs are seen in the "Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: An exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen is seen in the "Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A map depicting the damage from the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II is displayed in the "Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air" gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. In honor of the museum's 50 year anniversary the Air and Space Museum is preparing to open five new galleries as part of it's multi-year renovation project. The new galleries include Flight and the Arts Center, Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air, RTX Living in the Space Age, U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe and TEXTRON How Things Fly. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)