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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: The "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" 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 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: An exhibit on mathematician Gladys West is seen in the "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" 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 space suits is seen in the "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" 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 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: An exhibit on space suits is seen in the "RTX Living in the Space Age Hall" 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 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: Christopher Browne, Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, delivers remarks during a media preview for five new galleries at the 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: 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)