Above and Beyond

Here we see astronaut Mike Fincke pointing out some of the features of the moon suit on display at the Air & Space Museum on the Washington Mall.
Mike didn’t have to do this. He and I were asked to guide a tour after the Nebula Weekend organizers were unable to find a docent able to take a party around on Friday afternoon. And whereas my contributions were along the lines of, “Oh look, it’s Skylab! Oh look, it’s a Ford Tri-Motor!”, Mike’s talks were informed by his knowledge of aerospace histo...