NASM Interns
This summer's PRU interns worked to restore a military jeep lovingly given this name.
What is "Frank"
Turning skies red and hazy, smoke from wildfires raging HERE defined the first couple weeks of many of interns' time at NASM.
What is Canada
[We all Fly] In 1982, 42 helium balloons lifted Larry Walters 16,000 feet in the air in one of these.
What is a lawn chair
Eight US presidents are buried in the greater capital area, but this man is the only president actually laid to rest in the District. Visit his tomb at National Cathedral or his historic house near Embassy Row.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
The Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center opened to the public in this year.
[December] 2003
All of NASM's staff abandoned the building, leaving the interns in charge during July's intern social media takeover day with this notable exception (a NASM intern alumni himself) who made an appearance in the day's posts.
Who is Director Chris Browne
This region, stretching across portions of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, lent its cultural identity to the theme of the 2023 Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, which took over the National Mall for two weeks in June & July.
What are The Ozarks
[Wright Brothers] This Wright was just 4 years younger than his brother, but outlived him by 36 years.
Who is Orville
For five glorious years from 1884 to 1889, this DC structure held the title of tallest man-made structure (building or otherwise) in the world, an honorific that won't be recreated thanks to turn of the century legislation restricting the height of buildings in DC.
What is the Washington Monument
From the imagined storage tunnels under the Smithsonian, Amy Adams comes to life as this figure from NASM's collection in the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Who is Amelia Earhart
No convincing this intern that North Carolina is "first in flight"; they grew up in Dayton, Ohio; attended Wright State University; and worked at a Wright-affiliated Historic Park before coming to NASM.
Who is Megan (Henry), Exhibits
Barbenheimer was the cultural event of the summer, and seemed to be a "win" for both audiences & the film industry itself. The only loser from the Barbenheimer frenzy was this film that premiered in early July and was given just over a week in Imax before losing the screens to Oppenheimer, angering it's very famous star.
What is Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1
[Gallery 103] Lofted (pointily) at visitors' eyelines on the 2nd floor of NMB, the Northrop T-38A Talon was the plane belonging to this aviator, who set more than 200 flying records & had a groundbreaking/record-setting career.
Who is Jackie Cochrane
The famous Washington D.C. cherry blossom trees that bloom along the Tidal Basin were a 1912 gift from the mayor of what international capital?
What is Tokyo
According to our guide at Garber, the public can stop by MSC (& one of Garber's neighboring buildingss)once a year to collect THIS, which I guess is good for your garden...?
What is elephant dung
Our SHE Can interns often felt far away at their home base out at Hazy, but the SHE Can intern family actually expands much farther with 3 interns in this state, where NASM education staff travel run the second session of SHE Can each summer.
What is Arkansas
This submarine suffered a catastrophic implosion this June while bringing citizen explorers to view the wreckage of the Titanic at more than 13,000 ft.
What is OceanGate (Titan Submersible)
[America by Air] The world's first scheduled airline flew between these two sunny US cities, just 18 miles apart, and cut the 11 hour journey to just 23 minutes.
What are St. Petersburg & Tampa
While the Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, this DC institution, located just a block away, has the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's first First Folios.
What is the Folger Shakespeare Library
The acronym CEPS stands for this... NASM's research arm & planetary imaging facility.
What is the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
This intern learned from Ann Staples how to chase her dreams and land a job as a park ranger. Good luck (to you all) with USA Jobs!
Who is India (Futterman), Explainers
The US Women's Soccer team was knocked out of the World Cup yesterday by the team from this European country.
What is Sweden
[Exploring the Planets] The Mariner 10, hanging in NMB's Exploring the Planets gallery, was the first spacecraft to study THIS planet and the first to use the gravity of one planet to reach another
What is Mercury
DC has won National Championships in most major sports leagues (NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, & MLB) in the past 50 years, but this team won the city it's most recent trophy in 2019.
The Washington Nationals (baseball)
A visit to Hazy's Restoration Hangar (guided or otherwise) shows ongoing restoration to this WWII aircraft, which survived more operational missions over Europe than any other during the war. A fan of the plane? Find its retro merch in our gift shop, ranging from socks to fridge magnets.
What is Flak-bait (Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait")