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August 17, 2012 By 3 Comments

Space toys at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

I am really fortunate to have the fantastic Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Annex just a few miles from away in Chantilly, Virginia. The other day, I took the kids to see the Space Shuttle Discovery, which arrived with much fanfare back in April, replacing the Enterprise, which had been there since the museum opened. Of course, I couldn’t help taking a few photos of the awesome space toy exhibit…

air and space museum space toys and space shuttle

If you look closely at the reflection in the glass, you can see the Discovery. There’s something pretty special about looking at toy rockets and then turning around and seeing spaceships and rockets that have actually explored outer space.

air and space museum star wars action figures

Any museum that showcases vintage Star Wars action figures is okay in my book.

air and space museum space toys

Such a great collection of ray guns!

air and space museum flash gordon toys

This Flash Gordon target game is going to have to go on my “want list.”

air and space museum mego star trek

Mego Star Trek figures, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon…yep, the gang’s all here!

air and space museum close encounters mothership

I’ve shown you this mother ship from Close Encounters of the Third kind in a previous post, but I didn’t show you this…

air and space museum close encounters mothership

Who knew that R2-D2 was hitching a ride!?

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  1. John says

    August 19, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    The vintage Star Wars and Mego Star Trek display looks awesome. It is also cool to see the mother ship from Close Encounters. I knew about the the R2-D2, but totally forgot about it. Thanks for the memory jog.

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  2. Paxton Holley says

    August 21, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    Not only the Mego Star Trek figures, but the bridge playset/carrying case. That is AWESOME.

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  3. Mike says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:38 am

    I don’t know what I drooled the hardest over. The Megos or the Star Wars toys.

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