While the ship was docked in San Diego I took a shuttle to Balboa Park. I'd heard of the Balboa Park for years but had never been there. It was a great surprise!
I stopped in at the Air and Space Museum for a quick tour.
In front was the predecessor to the SR-71, the Lockheed A-12.
I'd always thought the corrugations on the Estes SR-71 Blackbird were too shallow. But, when you see the wing surface up close, the Estes kit was about right.
While the museum features more historic planes, there are some rocket displays.
Someone built a beautiful Saturn 1B. There were a few shims around the fin root edges and scalloped shroud.
An Apollo Command Module and Gemini space suits are displayed.
In the center rotunda are a mock up of the Mercury capsule and tower.
All the miniatures were well made except for the two Saturn V models.
They looked like the wooden models made in the Philippines and sold on Ebay.
I'd rather see a Dr. Zooch Saturn V in this display window! It would be much closer to the truth.
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