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: 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 C-1 Radiamic Rocket Engine is seen on display in the "TEXTRON How Things Fly" gallery at the Smithsonian's 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 its 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 films a model airplane in a wind tunnel 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: Abby Frushour wears foam wings in a wind tunnel during an exhibit on wing shape 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 interacts with an exhibit on gravity 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 model of the the Mariner 5 spacecraft is seen on display 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: An exhibit on black holes is seen 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)