WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: The "U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" gallery is seen 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: Maddie Wellbaum interacts with an exhibit on air and force 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 Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and the Huddle Space Telescope are displayed 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 KH-7 GAMBIT satellite is seen on display in the "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" 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 uses controls on a drone exhibit 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 Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is displayed 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)