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It’s been 100 years
since the first powered flight.
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{\an7}We walked on the moon...
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That’s one small step for man,
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{\an7}one giant leap for mankind.
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Revolutionized travel...
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{\an7}And warfare.
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{\an7}The story of flight
\h\h\his so fresh...
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We have liftoff...
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Every object
is a witness to history.
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{\an7}At one of the busiest museums
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin the world,
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{\an7}\h\hthey aim to keep
that history alive.
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We’re contributing
\h\h\h\h\h\hto the history
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{\an7}\h\h\hand contributing
to the future as well.
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For those who collect...
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Looks like I have
\h\h\h\h\han overcoat
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{\an7}from the royal air force here.
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Go, go, go!
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Transport...
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It’s the widest thing
\h\h\h\h\hi’ve ever moved.
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And preserve
its thousands of treasures.
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We have very little time
to do a great deal of things.
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Keeping cool
\h\h\h\hunder pressure
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{\an7}is a job requirement.
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What was that?
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{\an7}It just got real easy
\h\h\hall of a sudden!
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My name
is Samantha snell.
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{\an7}I’m a collections project
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hspecialist
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{\an7}\hhere at the national
air and space museum.
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Samantha snell
may not have a fancy title,
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{\an7}but she has a big job.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hshe’s a guardian
of our nation’s treasures,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hhelping to oversee
70,000 objects and counting.
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Everything that we
have in the air and space museum
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{\an7}has some kind of story.
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{\an7}We’re here as caretakers
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{\an7}\h\hon a daily basis
for these artifacts,
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{\an7}but we need to preserve them and
do our best for their longevity,
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{\an7}so that the American people
\h\h\hcan come and enjoy it.
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Today sam’s at the
Paul e. Garber storage facility
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{\an7}in suitland, Maryland.
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{\an7}She and a team of specialists
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{\an7}are loading up a Vietnam era
\h\h\h\h\hf-100 fighter jet.
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{\an7}\hit’s scheduled to be out on
display in three months’ time.
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It’s got to come up
\h\h\h\h\h\habout four feet.
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{\an7}John, come up.
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Crew chief John shatz
and company
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{\an7}\h\hhave taken the former
fighter jet out of storage
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{\an7}\h\h\hand broken it down into
three segments for transport.
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Alright, lock it up
\h\hthere, I think were good.
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First up,
the 9,000-pound fuselage.
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{\an7}It’s the core of an aircraft
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{\an7}\hthat in its day packed
an unprecedented wallop.
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{\an7}\h\hthe f-100 super sabre was
the first supersonic fighter.
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{\an7}\hother aircraft had exceeded
the speed of sound on a dive,
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{\an7}but only the f-100
\h\hhad the muscle
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{\an7}to do it in level flight.
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{\an7}The height of their service
was during the Vietnam war.
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{\an7}In 1969, hundreds of f-100s
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwere operating
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{\an7}from south Vietnam bases.
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{\an7}That’s where John shatz
first worked with them.
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Spent 20 years
\hin the air force.
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{\an7}\h\hsix and a half of that,
almost seven, was enlisted,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\haircraft maintenance
on the f-100 predominantly.
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- Back off just a little bit.
- \h\hi need to square you up.
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We’re very fortunate
\h\h\h\hin that John shatz,
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{\an7}the lead restoration
\htechnician on it,
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{\an7}was a crew chief on f-100s,
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{\an7}so there is nobody
\h\hon this planet
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{\an7}that knows more about an f-100
than John, so that’s perfect.
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This plane
\h\hhas seen it all.
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{\an7}During the Vietnam war it spent
three years at bien hoa,
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{\an7}\ha major U.S. air base
20 miles outside Saigon
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{\an7}and the first target
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{\an7}\hof north vietnam’s
1968 tet offensive.
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{\an7}These high performance fighters
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{\an7}earned their stripes
\h\h\h\hin battle...
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{\an7}But also required a lot of care
between missions.
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I don’t know,
it was kind of a love affair
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{\an7}with the airplane,
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{\an7}although it can be doggy
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{\an7}with some of the maintenance
\h\h\h\h\hthat you do on it.
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The f-100’s glory days
may be over,
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{\an7}but it hasn’t been forgotten.
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{\an7}\h\hit’s headed for a new arena,
and one with a sizable fan base.
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{\an7}\h\h\heach year some
seven million people
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hvisit the iconic
national air and space museum
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{\an7}in downtown Washington...
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How did that one get up?
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...And the newest
member of the aviation family,
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{\an7}the Steven f. Udvar-hazy center
in suburban Virginia.
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{\an7}\h\h\htoday’s destination
for the oversized artifact
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{\an7}is the udvar-hazy center’s
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{\an7}\h\h\hstate-of-the-art
restoration facility,
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{\an7}40 miles away.
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{\an7}And the man who’s job it is
\h\hto get it there safely,
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{\an7}museum specialist
\hanthony Wallace.
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I was always interested
in aviation since I was a child.
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Stand on it.
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Stand on it.
I got to watch this truck.
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And when I was in college
I conducted an internship
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{\an7}down at the air and space museum
downtown
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{\an7}in the curatorial department.
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{\an7}But came out here to Garber
\h\h\h\h\h\hone day to work
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{\an7}\hand knew that this was
where I wanted to work.
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Anthony’s been
planning the trip for weeks.
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{\an7}He has to.
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{\an7}He’s not simply hauling
\h\h\h\h\ha heavy load.
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{\an7}\hhe’s transporting
a piece of history.
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We are using
\h\h\hthe drop center,
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{\an7}which is this guy right here,
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{\an7}which helps us with taller loads
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{\an7}\h\hlike the one we have
on the truck right now.
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Do we need to go left?
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{\an7}Go left.
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Stand by.
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Everything
\hthat comes to us,
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{\an7}once it crosses through
\h\h\h\h\hour threshold,
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{\an7}it is no longer a working piece
of equipment, it is an artifact.
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{\an7}And once it comes
through our doors
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{\an7}\hwe are not going
to be treating it
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{\an7}like you can still take it
\h\h\h\h\hout for a ride.
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Anthony has to contend
with the 200,000 cars
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{\an7}that clog the capital beltway
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\heach day.
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I’m sorry, you ain’t
getting near my airplane.
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One of my main concerns
always moving stuff around here
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{\an7}is other people on the road.
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Good job.
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I know what i’m going to do
\h\h\hand what I want to do.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hi don’t know
what they want to do
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{\an7}or what they’re going to do.
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Got the flashers on,
\h\h\h\h\h\hslowing down.
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Our exit.
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Got it.
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We’re good.
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Udvar-hazy’s
\hrestoration facility
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{\an7}will be the crew’s home
for the next two months
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{\an7}while they reassemble the f-100.
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{\an7}The glossy shop is a far cry
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{\an7}from the early days
\h\h\hof the museum.
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{\an7}\hit stands as a testament
to the vision and tenacity
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{\an7}of the museum’s first curator,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hpaul Garber.
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Paul Garber created
\hthe air and space museum,
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{\an7}plain and simple.
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{\an7}He loved airplanes and aviation,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hand he also realized
that this brand new technology
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{\an7}\h\hwas going to be
extremely important,
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{\an7}but no one was attempting
\h\h\h\h\hto preserve it.
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Soon after world war ii
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{\an7}Garber began collecting
\h\hat a feverish pace.
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{\an7}\hhe had the vision
and he had the will.
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{\an7}What he didn’t have
\h\h\hwas the money.
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{\an7}He managed to secure
\h\h21 acres of land
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{\an7}in silver hill, Maryland.
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{\an7}He picked up the buildings
\h\hfrom military surplus.
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{\an7}He got local concrete trucks
\hto pour the building pads
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{\an7}with their jobsite leftovers.
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He was a scrounger.
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{\an7}\hhe called in favors,
and i’ll guarantee it,
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{\an7}all the really, really important
stuff he got.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe original
Wright brothers 1903 flyer,
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{\an7}charles lindbergh’s
\h\hrecord-breaking
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{\an7}spirit of St. Louis,
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{\an7}and the b-29 superfortress
\h\h\h\hbomber enola gay,
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{\an7}\h\h\hthe first aircraft
to drop an atomic bomb.
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{\an7}For these icons of history,
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{\an7}the first stop on the road
\h\hto permanent celebrity
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{\an7}was the mysterious cluster
\h\h\hof pastel buildings
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{\an7}in suitland, Maryland.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hal bachmeier
was a local motorhead
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{\an7}when Paul Garber hired him
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin 1971.
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I was hired as a welder,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut I worked for
the collections department here
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{\an7}at the time.
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{\an7}This was a cardex system.
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{\an7}I decided that collections is
probably where I wanted to be.
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Al worked with Garber
for 40 years
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{\an7}\hdocumenting and
storing artifacts.
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He was
a hardcore-type collector.
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{\an7}He didn’t turn anything down
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{\an7}because he knew that he may not
get another chance for it,
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{\an7}that if it was offered to him,
\hhe’d find a place to put it.
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{\an7}But in those early days
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{\an7}little was known about artifact
storage and conservation.
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{\an7}In the meantime the collection
\h\h\h\h\h\hcontinued to grow.
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{\an7}Now, over 60 years later,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h40,000 objects are still
at the Paul e. Garber facility.
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{\an7}And the retrofitted
\hsurplus buildings
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{\an7}are bursting at the seams.
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The Garber facility
\h\h\h\h\his very challenging
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{\an7}to have proper artifact storage.
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{\an7}I mean, when Paul Garber got the
land for the Garber facility,
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{\an7}he was already collecting,
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{\an7}so so many things had to live
\h\h\houtside for a long time
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{\an7}under tarps and whatever else,
\h\h\h\hwhatever he could do.
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{\an7}But at least he had
\h\h\hthe artifacts,
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{\an7}at least they were
\hbeing collected.
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{\an7}We’ve known for years
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{\an7}\h\h\hthat we need to get
out of the Garber facility
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{\an7}\h\hbecause the buildings
have outlived their lives.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hit is time,
we are past our time,
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{\an7}we have got to get out.
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Today the air and space museum’s
three locations
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{\an7}house over 70,000 objects.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hand with the Garber
and downtown buildings packed,
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{\an7}it’s up to the hazy center’s
\h\h\hthree enormous hangars
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hto help make
the growing collection
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{\an7}available to the public.
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All the artifacts
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{\an7}we were never able to display
downtown because of their size
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{\an7}we’re able to display here.
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{\an7}And we can store the artifacts
\h\hproperly out here as well.
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The udvar-hazy center
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{\an7}has over 58,000 square feet
\h\h\hdedicated to storage.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hthe team’s master plan
must account for a wide range
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{\an7}of special-needs objects.
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{\an7}Everything requires
\h\hproper handling.
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{\an7}Hardware has to be up and ready,
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{\an7}and some tough decisions have to
be made about what goes first.
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{\an7}For some objects
still at Garber,
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{\an7}\hthe trip to udvar-hazy
can’t come soon enough.
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\h\hi took a look at where the
artifacts are currently stored
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{\an7}and which are the artifacts
\h\hthat are most threatened
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{\an7}and in the worst levels
of deterioration today.
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{\an7}And I looked at those
\h\h\h\hand determined
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{\an7}\h\hthat these are the ones
that need to come out first,
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{\an7}so they’re in the first section
of the new storage area,
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{\an7}and then I just went from there.
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{\an7}There’s a lot of logistics
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{\an7}\h\hthat go into preparing
these things to come out.
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One of udvar-hazy’s
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hhidden gems
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{\an7}\his its pristine
space suit vault.
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{\an7}But getting the suits
\h\hto their new digs
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{\an7}required some creative
\h\h\hproblem solving.
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When we started the planning
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{\an7}for bringing the small artifacts
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{\an7}out to the hazy center
\h\h\h\h\hfor storage,
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{\an7}the biggest collection that we
\hstarted working with really
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{\an7}was the space suit collection.
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We have a collection
\hof about 280 space suits.
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{\an7}The suits had been stored
\h\h\hat Garber initially
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{\an7}under very crowded conditions.
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Transporting
\h\h\h280 space suits
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hout the door
and over to udvar-hazy
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{\an7}posed a rather unusual
\h\h\h\h\h\hchallenge.
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Well, we wanted
to have them on trays,
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{\an7}\h\h\hbut going on trays,
how do you transport them?
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{\an7}Do you strap them down?
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{\an7}If you strap them down
\h\h\h\h\htoo tightly,
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{\an7}you’re going to damage
\h\h\h\h\h\hthe suits.
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\hso the move team came up
with an unusual solution--
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{\an7}coffin boxes.
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A coffin is far bigger
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthan a human.
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{\an7}\hso you could get a suit
with very large shoulders
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{\an7}into a coffin box.
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And they were
\h\h\habsolutely perfect
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{\an7}for moving spacesuits
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{\an7}because some of the spacesuits
\h\h\h\h\h\hare fairly heavy.
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{\an7}So this was a way to move them
\haround safely, support them,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hkeep them
on their handling trays
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{\an7}\h\h\hand then put it
directly into storage.
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\hthousands of objects later,
the move team is still at it.
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The Garber move team
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{\an7}are my boots on the ground
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hevery day.
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{\an7}I’m in contact with them
\h\h\hon a daily basis,
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{\an7}usually multiple times a day.
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These are gloves
from the royal air force.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hso these would go into
our rubber space suit storage.
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But packing
is only part of the job.
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{\an7}\h\hthis team is trained
to spot damage and decay
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{\an7}and take steps to protect
\hthe priceless artifacts.
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I would lean towards
at least putting tissue down.
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These gloves have
a rubber material on the lining.
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{\an7}And that rubber off-gases
\h\h\h\hvarious chemicals.
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{\an7}So it’s best if those materials
are kept together in storage.
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\hbut sometimes, even under
optimal storage conditions,
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{\an7}things can go wrong.
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The problem
\hwith space suits
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{\an7}is that they’re made
of complex materials
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{\an7}\hthat were not created to last
for a very long period of time.
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I’m going to
\h\h\hstep off the Lem now.
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{\an7}That’s one small step for man,
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{\an7}one giant leap for mankind.
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When Neil Armstrong
\hwalked on the moon in 1969,
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{\an7}he wore custom-made gloves
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{\an7}featuring stainless steel fabric
and blue silicone fingertips.
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{\an7}When the gear was put on display
to commemorate armstrong’s life,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hone glove developed
mysterious spots on the cuff.
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They seemed to be spots
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{\an7}\h\hwhere something
had been painted on.
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{\an7}The interesting thing
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{\an7}\h\h\h\his that in the case
of Neil armstrong’s gloves,
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{\an7}it’s only on the right glove.
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So this is what I think
\hthe clean weave looks like.
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Ok, so...
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What we’re working on
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hright now
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{\an7}is trying to determine
\h\hwhat was applied,
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{\an7}\h\h\hwho applied it,
and when it happened;
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{\an7}and it’s part of documenting
\h\hthe history of the suit.
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Today, Cathy is meeting
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{\an7}with conservator Lisa young
\h\h\h\h\h\hand bill ayrey,
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{\an7}a rep from the suit’s
\h\h\h\hmanufacturer,
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{\an7}to look for an answer.
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So today we’re looking
\h\h\h\h\h\hat the coatings
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{\an7}on the surface of the glove.
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{\an7}I mean, it is whiter
\h\h\hin that area.
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{\an7}Like, you can see like even
\h\h\haround that abrasion.
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{\an7}It’s like it almost flowed
\h\h\haway from the tear.
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{\an7}\h\hthe white material
is called beta cloth.
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{\an7}And we’re using a new piece
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hof equipment
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{\an7}that we actually got in the lab,
a 3-d microscope.
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- Is that the....
- Yeah, that’s the tear.
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That’s just gonna be
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe teflon.
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This is the edge
of the coating right there.
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Now what we’re thinking
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{\an7}is that these spot repairs
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwere done
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto freeze snags
that had occurred in the cuff
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{\an7}and what we think we see--
\h\h\h\h\hwe’re not sure--
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{\an7}is lunar dust that has been
\h\h\h\h\hcaught underneath.
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This is where i’m seeing
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hlike the swipes
of the moon dust underneath
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{\an7}that got on the fibers.
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That would tell me
\h\h\hthat this coating
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{\an7}was added after, post mission,
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{\an7}not anticipating it would have
come right to the Smithsonian.
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Lunar dust
\his very sticky,
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{\an7}very sharp, very aggressive.
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{\an7}It will attack materials that we
just never even thought about.
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You can see
\hthe woven fibers
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{\an7}crisscrossing each other
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin there,
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{\an7}which is really pretty cool.
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As it turns out,
\h\hthe impacted materials
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{\an7}were metal fibers
in the space suits
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hwhich acted as magnets
for the iron-based lunar dust.
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So, we’ve discovered
\h\h\h\h\h\h\ha new history
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{\an7}that we didn’t even know about.
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But it looks
very angular and...
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{\an7}I mean, it doesn’t look
like normal dust to me.
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And these are things
\hthat might seem very small
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{\an7}\h\hbut are very important to
missions to the moon, to Mars.
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{\an7}So we’re contributing
\h\h\h\hto the history
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{\an7}\h\h\hand contributing
to the future as well,
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{\an7}which is really exciting.
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Back at Garber,
\h\h\h\h\hjohn and Anthony
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{\an7}\hhave been waiting a week
for a break in the weather
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{\an7}to move the next part
\h\h\h\hof the f-100.
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It’s about 10:15 at night.
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{\an7}So each stack, the strap itself.
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{\an7}This is just the excess tie-off,
’cause this is the actual.
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{\an7}So this one goes up, over,
\h\hand to the other side.
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{\an7}I got two of those.
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{\an7}And then i’ve got two coming
\h\h\h\hfrom the other side
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{\an7}to pull the wing back that way.
353
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{\an7}\h\h\hwhat we’re doing
is we’re getting ready
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hto move this wing
for our f-100 super sabre.
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Anthony has the wing
\h\h\h\h\hstrapped down tight.
356
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{\an7}But the major point of contact
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto the truck
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{\an7}is a pair of 32-year-old tires.
358
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{\an7}If there’s a blowout,
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{\an7}the straps securing the wing
\h\h\h\h\h\hwill loosen up.
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It goes up and around
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{\an7}and takes it straight back
\h\h\h\hto the other side.
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{\an7}Yeah, one on each.
363
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Overkill is good.
364
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Because of
the overall size of the wing,
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{\an7}we’re actually gonna need
\h\h\hto move it at night.
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{\an7}The advantage of a night move
is there’s a lot less traffic.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hbut the downside
is that you really can’t see
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{\an7}as well as you can
\hduring the day.
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{\an7}\h\h\hthe weight on the wing
is only about 7,000 pounds.
370
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{\an7}But we get into size issues,
\hso 12’8" high, 19’8" wide,
371
00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,837
{\an7}this is just a shade
\hunder 20 feet wide
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{\an7}\h\has we have it rigged
on the truck right now.
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{\an7}I’ve got glow sticks
\h\h\h\hon each one,
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{\an7}so we’ll crack ’em
\hbefore we leave.
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{\an7}It’s the widest thing
\h\h\hi’ve ever moved.
376
00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:09,155
{\an7}Little nervous, but exciting
\h\h\h\h\hat the same time.
377
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{\an7}\h\hwhat i’m looking for
is you’re on the right.
378
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:15,061
{\an7}\hi need you to watch for any
merging traffic from my side.
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Roger that.
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Ideally
what we would want to do
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{\an7}\h\h\his minimal personnel
and equipment as possible,
382
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hto keep lines
of communication clear,
383
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{\an7}and make sure everyone has
\h\h\htheir specific duty.
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...Swings around,
he can open up the exit gate.
385
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So what we’re going
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto have set up
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{\an7}is we’re gonna have our tractor
in the middle.
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Anthony and I
can only see one at a time.
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{\an7}We have to go back and forth
\h\h\h\h\hwith that mirror.
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And then we’re gonna have
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{\an7}one of our escort vehicles
\h\h\h\h\hout in the front
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{\an7}and two in the back.
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{\an7}\h\h\hone on the left
and one on the right.
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{\an7}That’s what’s required
\h\h\hby our permits.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hwe’re gonna have
a Maryland state trooper
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hescort us
to the woodrow Wilson bridge.
396
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Where is it
\h\h\hyou’re going?
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Our museum
\h\h\hout at Dulles.
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Ok.
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The Maryland trooper
did a walkaround of the vehicle.
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{\an7}He’s now calling in
all our information,
401
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe permit
and my driver’s license
402
00:18:57,203 --> 00:18:59,138
{\an7}to verify everything’s legit
\h\h\h\h\h\hand ready to go.
403
00:18:59,171 --> 00:19:00,839
{\an7}When his overhead lights
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hturn on,
404
00:19:00,873 --> 00:19:02,475
{\an7}\h\hthat means that
the check came back
405
00:19:02,508 --> 00:19:04,110
{\an7}\h\h\hand we’re fine
and we’re gonna go.
406
00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:06,846
This is great.
407
00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,047
{\an7}This is great!
408
00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,682
Pretty cool?
409
00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:11,350
This is great.
410
00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:16,789
Ok, all the way
\h\h\h\hto the through lanes.
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Come on over.
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Pull up past them,
\h\hthen plenty of room.
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You’re clear of the lanes.
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We are just east
of the woodrow Wilson bridge.
415
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{\an7}We’re still in Maryland.
416
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{\an7}This is where we switch
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hour escort
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{\an7}from Maryland to Virginia.
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Everything’s going
\h\h\h\h\h\h\has advertised!
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{\an7}\hwe’ll have nothing happen
to the taxpayer’s artifact.
420
00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:44,483
Crossing the potomac river
means crossing state lines
421
00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:47,720
{\an7}and a midstream handoff from
the Maryland trooper escort
422
00:19:47,753 --> 00:19:50,322
{\an7}to his Virginia counterparts.
423
00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:51,691
Virginia’s giving us
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthree escorts
424
00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:53,793
{\an7}\h\hwho will come with us
all the way to the museum.
425
00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:55,528
{\an7}So far we’ve only gone
\h\h\h\habout 7 miles.
426
00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:58,030
{\an7}We’ve got about 32 to go, and
then we’ll get to the museum.
427
00:19:58,064 --> 00:20:03,069
{\an7}Should be about a 35-40 minute
\h\h\h\hdrive from this point.
428
00:20:03,102 --> 00:20:04,337
Go, go, go!
429
00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:07,540
Ok, Carl, let them control
the traffic, all right?
430
00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:08,874
They’re blocking.
431
00:20:08,908 --> 00:20:10,843
Escort vehicle is twofold:
432
00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:14,947
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hone is to keep people
away from my truck and my load,
433
00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:17,850
{\an7}but it’s also to assist me
\hwith what I need to do.
434
00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:20,919
- You’re clear left.
- Thank you all.
435
00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:22,955
They can spot things
\h\h\hfor me that I can’t see.
436
00:20:22,988 --> 00:20:25,224
To the right.
437
00:20:25,257 --> 00:20:26,525
If I need to move over,
438
00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,461
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hthey can go out ahead
and get me the Lane that I need
439
00:20:28,494 --> 00:20:31,063
{\an7}before I actually physically
\h\h\h\h\hstart moving over.
440
00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:32,999
Everything looks good.
441
00:20:33,032 --> 00:20:34,867
So they’re a way
to keep traffic away from me
442
00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,102
{\an7}and also to help me move around
if I need it.
443
00:20:37,136 --> 00:20:40,539
You are good.
Block the road, blue.
444
00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:41,474
That’s a negative.
445
00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:45,044
{\an7}Everything looks good, blue.
446
00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:47,279
Right side’s good.
447
00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:48,848
At the entrance to hazy,
448
00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:52,685
{\an7}the escort departs, and the team
heads for the hangar.
449
00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:53,986
Actually it was a lot easier
450
00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:55,954
{\an7}having the state trooper
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthan not.
451
00:20:55,988 --> 00:21:00,893
{\an7}So that ended up being
\h\h\ha very big help.
452
00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:02,161
{\an7}I never had that before,
453
00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:03,929
{\an7}i kind of wish I had that
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom now on.
454
00:21:03,963 --> 00:21:07,700
{\an7}\h\h\h\hand they were
a great group of guys.
455
00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:09,001
It’s two in the morning
456
00:21:09,034 --> 00:21:13,071
{\an7}when hazy’s hangar door
\h\h\h\hfinally closes.
457
00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,708
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hanthony posted
a personal best tonight,
458
00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:17,810
{\an7}but the job’s not over yet.
459
00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:26,919
{\an7}The national air and space
\h\h\hmuseum’s 22 curators
460
00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:28,420
{\an7}keep the Garber team busy
461
00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:32,091
{\an7}\h\h\h\hmanaging the flow
of newly acquired objects.
462
00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:34,994
Everything that comes in
the collection gets catalogued.
463
00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:39,598
{\an7}And everything gets
\ha catalog number,
464
00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:41,167
{\an7}it gets photographed.
465
00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,635
{\an7}Curators are responsible
466
00:21:42,668 --> 00:21:44,970
{\an7}for choosing what comes
\h\hinto the collection,
467
00:21:45,004 --> 00:21:47,807
{\an7}\h\hand we’re responsible for
taking care of it after that.
468
00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,943
But sometimes curators
face a familiar dilemma.
469
00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,945
{\an7}They’ve got too many
\h\h\h\hof one thing
470
00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:55,547
{\an7}and need to do a bit
\h\hof housekeeping.
471
00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,653
{\an7}Museum specialist Jen levasseur
has come to Garber
472
00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:03,656
{\an7}to make some tough decisions
\h\h\habout her collection.
473
00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:06,325
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hshe specializes
in the everyday personal items
474
00:22:06,358 --> 00:22:08,193
{\an7}used by astronauts.
475
00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:10,062
One of the things
that’s interesting about my job
476
00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:12,130
{\an7}is that the items
\hin my collection
477
00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:14,533
{\an7}\h\h\hare the things
that astronauts use
478
00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:17,937
{\an7}\h\h\h\hthat are very much like
the things we use here on earth.
479
00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:20,506
{\an7}We’ve got our hot dogs.
480
00:22:20,539 --> 00:22:22,441
{\an7}They seem to still
be vacuum sealed,
481
00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:26,545
{\an7}but I wouldn’t want to try.
482
00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:28,681
{\an7}Essentially astronaut diets
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hconsisted
483
00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:31,684
{\an7}of about 2,500 calories,
\h\h\h\hsometimes more,
484
00:22:31,717 --> 00:22:33,118
{\an7}based on the level of activity
485
00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:35,821
{\an7}the astronaut would need
\h\h\h\hto do that day.
486
00:22:35,855 --> 00:22:37,390
{\an7}Just because the food
\h\h\h\hwas available
487
00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:39,592
{\an7}did not always mean
\h\h\h\hthey ate it.
488
00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:41,060
{\an7}All of our drinks.
489
00:22:41,093 --> 00:22:44,063
{\an7}These items don’t have nearly
\h\has many in our collection,
490
00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:45,764
{\an7}and that’s when we need
\h\h\h\h\h\hto determine
491
00:22:45,798 --> 00:22:47,099
{\an7}just the right number of things
492
00:22:47,132 --> 00:22:49,501
{\an7}that make sense for us
\h\h\h\h\hto maintain.
493
00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,604
{\an7}\h\hyou can actually tell
with some of the coffee--
494
00:22:51,637 --> 00:22:53,539
{\an7}this one does not have
\h\h\hany cream in it,
495
00:22:53,572 --> 00:22:54,773
{\an7}but that one does have cream.
496
00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:56,075
{\an7}Some of the things we consider
497
00:22:56,108 --> 00:22:59,044
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hare how likely it is
something might go on display.
498
00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:01,180
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hwhat an astronaut
could actually do with this
499
00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:03,582
{\an7}is they could squirt hot water
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hinto this,
500
00:23:03,616 --> 00:23:05,518
{\an7}in this case, spaghetti.
501
00:23:05,551 --> 00:23:07,219
{\an7}If we want to have
\h\hsome available
502
00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:10,356
{\an7}for loan to other museums,
503
00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:12,291
{\an7}but also if there
\hwere any reason
504
00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:15,460
{\an7}that someone might want to come
and study the item.
505
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,036
{\an7}I think this ongoing fascination
with astronauts in particular
506
00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:25,370
{\an7}\h\h\his that they are
these representatives
507
00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,006
{\an7}who’ve had this experience.
508
00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:31,143
{\an7}They represent all of humanity
in these exploration projects.
509
00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:32,611
Everything
that’s on the table
510
00:23:32,645 --> 00:23:35,648
{\an7}should have a condition survey
\h\hthat they’ve already done.
511
00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,884
- Great. Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
512
00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:41,654
Earthbound humans
\h\htake a lot for granted.
513
00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:46,525
{\an7}In space, daily duties can turn
into the stuff of nightmares.
514
00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:49,327
What we have here
on the table now are what,
515
00:23:49,361 --> 00:23:51,964
{\an7}at least according to the label
on the package here,
516
00:23:51,997 --> 00:23:56,335
{\an7}\h\hsays "defecation
collection device."
517
00:23:56,368 --> 00:23:58,237
{\an7}This was nasa’s solution
518
00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:04,810
{\an7}\h\hto how an astronaut would
collect their bowel movements.
519
00:24:04,843 --> 00:24:07,312
{\an7}\h\h\h\hessentially
its construction is
520
00:24:07,346 --> 00:24:09,915
{\an7}it’s fairly simple, plastic bag.
521
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:14,120
{\an7}At the top of the bag
is a circular portion,
522
00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:15,721
{\an7}and there’s an adhesive
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthat goes
523
00:24:15,754 --> 00:24:18,624
{\an7}around the circular
\h\h\hportion here.
524
00:24:18,657 --> 00:24:20,526
{\an7}This paper would be peeled off,
525
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:22,327
{\an7}\h\h\hand the astronaut
could literally stick it
526
00:24:22,361 --> 00:24:25,264
{\an7}to their backside.
527
00:24:25,297 --> 00:24:27,866
{\an7}The major problem is the fact
\h\h\hthat there’s no gravity,
528
00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:31,237
{\an7}no gravity or any kind
\h\h\h\hof assistance
529
00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:34,940
{\an7}\hto keep the fecal matter
at the bottom of the bag.
530
00:24:34,974 --> 00:24:38,544
{\an7}It wasn’t uncommon for some
\hto escape the bag as well.
531
00:24:38,577 --> 00:24:40,579
If you poop in that,
532
00:24:40,612 --> 00:24:41,880
{\an7}the poop doesn’t just go
\h\h\h\h\hto the bottom.
533
00:24:41,914 --> 00:24:43,249
{\an7}It floats in there.
534
00:24:43,282 --> 00:24:46,485
And so it did
sometimes get loose
535
00:24:46,518 --> 00:24:47,753
{\an7}and float around the cabin.
536
00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:50,756
- Ooh!
- Ooh!
537
00:24:50,789 --> 00:24:52,958
Astronauts were not keen
\h\hon a lot of these things.
538
00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:54,594
{\an7}It’s highly personal,
539
00:24:54,626 --> 00:24:56,995
{\an7}so some of the difficulties that
they had during the missions
540
00:24:57,029 --> 00:24:58,964
{\an7}weren’t often talked about
\h\h\h\huntil years later
541
00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:00,733
{\an7}when astronauts started writing
their memoirs
542
00:25:00,766 --> 00:25:03,435
{\an7}\h\h\hand talking about
really the nitty-gritty
543
00:25:03,469 --> 00:25:05,604
{\an7}of being in space.
544
00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:08,707
Curators acquire
to help interpret the past.
545
00:25:08,741 --> 00:25:11,244
{\an7}But they also want to help
\h\hkeep future astronauts
546
00:25:11,276 --> 00:25:14,179
{\an7}\h\h\h\halive and healthy
a hundred years from now.
547
00:25:14,213 --> 00:25:15,381
We may never really
\h\h\h\h\h\hget to know
548
00:25:15,414 --> 00:25:17,049
{\an7}\hwhat that sense
of weightlessness
549
00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:19,384
{\an7}\h\h\h\hand awe and wonder
at seeing earth from afar,
550
00:25:19,418 --> 00:25:21,186
{\an7}what that’s really about.
551
00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:22,254
{\an7}But they’re the ones
\h\hthat are willing
552
00:25:22,287 --> 00:25:24,089
{\an7}to take that incredible risk
553
00:25:24,123 --> 00:25:26,592
{\an7}that I think is always
\h\h\h\hgoing to exist
554
00:25:26,625 --> 00:25:29,828
{\an7}\h\h\hin this process
of space exploration.
555
00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:56,455
Back at the restoration shop,
\h\h\hjohn shatz and his team
556
00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:59,491
{\an7}\h\h\h\hhave three days
to reassemble the f-100.
557
00:25:59,525 --> 00:26:02,328
The goal today is
to try to install the engine,
558
00:26:02,361 --> 00:26:04,263
{\an7}and before we can do that
\h\h\hi have to make sure
559
00:26:04,296 --> 00:26:08,133
{\an7}\hthat these railing systems are
cleared through here and smooth.
560
00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:13,305
{\an7}I’m going to try to make it
so that it’s straight enough
561
00:26:13,338 --> 00:26:14,506
{\an7}that we can actually
\h\h\h\hslide it in,
562
00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:16,042
{\an7}because this is going to be
\h\h\h\h\h\h\han obstruction
563
00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:17,944
{\an7}the way it’s set up right now.
564
00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:22,280
I’m getting all
of this stuff out of the way
565
00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:23,782
{\an7}so when the engine goes in,
566
00:26:23,816 --> 00:26:28,554
{\an7}we don’t have electrical cables
and hydraulic lines snarling.
567
00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:31,223
John’s prepared
\h\h\hfor a few glitches.
568
00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:35,427
{\an7}The f-100’s been idle
for the past 32 years.
569
00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:43,235
The installation itself
\h\his pretty straightforward.
570
00:26:43,268 --> 00:26:45,871
{\an7}It’s the little stuff
\h\h\h\hthat gets you.
571
00:26:51,977 --> 00:26:54,079
{\an7}\hbasically the next step is
to get the engine over there
572
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:58,017
{\an7}lined up with the engine bay,
573
00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:02,321
{\an7}and the Dolly that it’s on here
right now is adjustable,
574
00:27:02,354 --> 00:27:04,890
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hso it contains
a certain amount of roll,
575
00:27:04,923 --> 00:27:06,291
{\an7}\ha certain amount
of left and right.
576
00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:09,762
{\an7}So if you’re well within
\h\h\h\h\hthe ballpark,
577
00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:10,929
{\an7}then there’s no problems
578
00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:13,866
{\an7}with getting it lined up
\h\h\h\h\hand moving in.
579
00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:15,801
I pick things up.
580
00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:17,269
Ja?
581
00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:18,436
{\an7}It’s slightly heavy.
582
00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:20,038
On 19.
583
00:27:20,072 --> 00:27:22,041
5...6...7...8.
584
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:28,847
{\an7}Alright, ramming speed.
585
00:27:28,881 --> 00:27:30,783
This is ramming speed.
586
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:41,260
The engine is lined up
and ready to go.
587
00:27:41,293 --> 00:27:43,061
{\an7}\h\h\hwill’s job is
to adjust the Dolly
588
00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:46,832
{\an7}\hso it can slide
into the fuselage.
589
00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:49,034
Ok, let’s see
\hwhere we are here.
590
00:27:49,067 --> 00:27:50,468
How are you lookin’?
591
00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:51,603
About another inch.
592
00:27:51,637 --> 00:27:53,239
Another inch?
593
00:27:53,272 --> 00:27:56,442
{\an7}Am I going the right way?
594
00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:57,776
{\an7}The other way.
595
00:28:00,779 --> 00:28:02,047
{\an7}Is it working?
596
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,582
Yeah.
597
00:28:03,615 --> 00:28:06,351
Bringin’ her in.
598
00:28:06,385 --> 00:28:09,421
Well, as you can see,
\hmoving up on it, aligning,
599
00:28:09,454 --> 00:28:12,357
{\an7}trying to keep everything
\h\h\h\h\hout of the way,
600
00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:16,262
{\an7}unfortunately in a couple
\hof cases, we had a snag.
601
00:28:16,295 --> 00:28:19,665
Give me a quarter-inch
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hdrive ratchet.
602
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:22,467
Well, you’ve got a lot of
hoses in there that become stiff
603
00:28:22,501 --> 00:28:24,770
{\an7}as certain things have gotten
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hinto position
604
00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:26,705
{\an7}from sitting around
\h\hall those years.
605
00:28:26,738 --> 00:28:28,840
{\an7}Is that lined up over there?
606
00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:29,975
Bring the aft up?
607
00:28:30,008 --> 00:28:30,809
Yeah.
608
00:28:30,842 --> 00:28:31,976
Coming up.
609
00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:38,683
Ok.
610
00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:41,186
I feel i’m just
going around in circles.
611
00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:42,955
{\an7}\h\hevery time I start
putting pressure on it
612
00:28:42,988 --> 00:28:45,257
{\an7}and try to push the engine
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin there,
613
00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:48,727
{\an7}it skips, like a tooth.
614
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,262
{\an7}It’s going as hard as it can,
615
00:28:50,295 --> 00:28:51,997
{\an7}\hand i’m putting
a lot of pressure,
616
00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:53,532
{\an7}spinning this thing up,
617
00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:56,334
{\an7}and i’m stripping the gear,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hso to speak.
618
00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:03,475
{\an7}What was that?
619
00:29:03,508 --> 00:29:05,944
{\an7}It just got real easy
\h\h\hall of a sudden.
620
00:29:18,023 --> 00:29:20,192
This morning
at the udvar-hazy center,
621
00:29:20,225 --> 00:29:22,094
{\an7}sam’s team jumps into go mode
622
00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:23,595
{\an7}when their truckload
\h\h\h\hof artifacts
623
00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:24,964
{\an7}reaches the loading dock.
624
00:29:24,997 --> 00:29:26,799
Well, it’s 8:55
\h\h\h\h\hin the morning.
625
00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:29,902
{\an7}\h\h\h\hwe are off-loading
our penske straight truck
626
00:29:29,935 --> 00:29:32,905
{\an7}\h\h\hwith textiles
from our collection
627
00:29:32,938 --> 00:29:34,840
{\an7}back at the Garber facility.
628
00:29:34,873 --> 00:29:36,942
{\an7}In total, it’s probably
\habout a hundred items
629
00:29:36,975 --> 00:29:39,945
{\an7}that are going to be coming out.
630
00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:41,246
A hundred textile items
631
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,517
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hmight fit easily on
the discount rack at the mall.
632
00:29:44,549 --> 00:29:48,586
{\an7}\h\hbut here, that number
fills up a freight truck.
633
00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:50,922
{\an7}That’s because this batch
\hof clothing was designed
634
00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:53,592
{\an7}for a different runway.
635
00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:57,796
{\an7}\h\h\hjackets, trousers,
overcoats, flight suits,
636
00:29:57,829 --> 00:30:01,099
{\an7}\h\hdresses, hats,
long underwear...
637
00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:04,403
{\an7}It’s all here, and it’s all been
individually packaged
638
00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:07,673
{\an7}and prepped for storage.
639
00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:10,943
{\an7}Exposure to dirt and humidity
\h\h\h\h\hcan harm artifacts,
640
00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,679
{\an7}so Sam and the team
\h\h\hmove quickly.
641
00:30:13,712 --> 00:30:15,714
{\an7}And in the spirit
\hof Paul Garber,
642
00:30:15,747 --> 00:30:17,782
{\an7}they’re still improvising.
643
00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,118
{\an7}\h\h\hthey’ve resurrected
the original coffin boxes
644
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:22,755
{\an7}they used to move
\hthe space suits.
645
00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:26,224
{\an7}Many of the items
\hin this shipment
646
00:30:26,258 --> 00:30:29,094
{\an7}\h\hfall under the watch
of curator Alex Spencer.
647
00:30:29,127 --> 00:30:31,162
{\an7}He’s here to check out
a few of the uniforms
648
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:34,700
{\an7}\hin his collection
of 15,000 artifacts.
649
00:30:34,733 --> 00:30:35,867
The material here
\h\h\h\h\h\hthat you see
650
00:30:35,901 --> 00:30:37,035
{\an7}is the little barrier
\h\h\h\hthat they put
651
00:30:37,069 --> 00:30:38,671
{\an7}so that there’s not a reaction
652
00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:41,574
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbetween the wool
and the brass of the insignias
653
00:30:41,606 --> 00:30:44,676
{\an7}to help preserve them
and prevent corrosion.
654
00:30:44,710 --> 00:30:46,679
Maintaining
a 60-year-old overcoat
655
00:30:46,712 --> 00:30:49,682
{\an7}\h\h\h\hisn’t easy under
the best circumstances.
656
00:30:49,715 --> 00:30:52,218
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hthe storage facility
at udvar-hazy must protect it
657
00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:55,687
{\an7}for future generations
to research and enjoy.
658
00:30:55,721 --> 00:30:58,958
{\an7}For Alex, the mission
\h\h\h\h\his critical.
659
00:30:58,990 --> 00:31:01,359
It’s hard
for an individual, a visitor,
660
00:31:01,393 --> 00:31:03,462
{\an7}to relate to an aircraft
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hsometimes.
661
00:31:03,495 --> 00:31:05,297
{\an7}\h\h\hit’s something
they don’t encounter
662
00:31:05,330 --> 00:31:07,332
{\an7}in their everyday life,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hof course.
663
00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:13,272
{\an7}\hso if you can bring in
the personal objects...
664
00:31:13,305 --> 00:31:16,742
{\an7}\h\hit humanizes the story,
this is how they go to war.
665
00:31:20,479 --> 00:31:23,048
{\an7}\h\h...we’ve been dealing with
at Garber for all these years.
666
00:31:35,193 --> 00:31:39,297
The f-100’s fuselage
\his in position and secured.
667
00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:41,867
{\an7}Next step is to place
\h\h\hthe aft section.
668
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:44,503
{\an7}But John shatz doesn’t like
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwhat he sees.
669
00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:46,605
The afterburner that’s
\hon the airplane right now,
670
00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:48,373
{\an7}it’s in the full afterburner
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hposition
671
00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,676
{\an7}or the maximum thrust position.
672
00:31:50,709 --> 00:31:53,845
Afterburner gives
the f-100 the thrust needed
673
00:31:53,879 --> 00:31:56,115
{\an7}for quick takeoffs
674
00:31:56,148 --> 00:31:58,317
{\an7}and supersonic flight.
675
00:31:58,350 --> 00:32:00,052
{\an7}To look authentic on display,
676
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:02,287
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hit should be
completely closed down.
677
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,256
We’re trying to close
\h\h\hthis constrictor off.
678
00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:07,592
{\an7}So it actually...It closes up
\h\h\h\h\h\hlike a clamshell.
679
00:32:07,626 --> 00:32:12,865
{\an7}\hall this closes up
into a smaller hole.
680
00:32:12,898 --> 00:32:14,233
{\an7}With these cylinders here,
681
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:15,534
{\an7}we’re trying to activate
\h\h\h\hthese cylinders
682
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:18,236
{\an7}\hto push against
these leaves here
683
00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:20,572
{\an7}and actually close off
\h\h\hthe constrictor.
684
00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:24,342
But the cylinders
haven’t moved for over 32 years.
685
00:32:24,376 --> 00:32:27,312
Basically
the piston seals have dried out.
686
00:32:27,345 --> 00:32:30,448
{\an7}You can see where they started
\h\h\h\h\h\hto move out there.
687
00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,951
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hsee, like down here
it hasn’t moved all that much,
688
00:32:32,984 --> 00:32:36,721
{\an7}so what we’ve got is a situation
where they’ve started to bind.
689
00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:39,491
The dried-out seals
have locked up the cylinders.
690
00:32:39,524 --> 00:32:41,526
{\an7}John decides to pump
\h\h\h\hnitrogen gas
691
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:45,030
{\an7}directly into the afterburner
\h\h\h\hto try and free them.
692
00:32:45,063 --> 00:32:46,665
{\an7}It’s a long shot at best,
693
00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:49,568
{\an7}and he’ll need a special fitting
to hook up the gas.
694
00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:51,736
Well, we’ve got to make
\h\h\h\h\ha pneumatic fitting
695
00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:53,138
{\an7}that will fit on this end here
696
00:32:53,171 --> 00:32:56,841
{\an7}so that we can use
that nitrogen tank
697
00:32:56,875 --> 00:33:01,446
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hto charge up
these cylinders here.
698
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,048
{\an7}So we want to close it off here.
699
00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:04,416
{\an7}We don’t have a fitting for it,
700
00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:06,284
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hso we’re gonna have
the machinist make a fitting.
701
00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:11,023
The shop’s machinist,
Gary Gordon,
702
00:33:11,056 --> 00:33:15,794
{\an7}is equal parts mechanic,
\h\hinventor and artist.
703
00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:19,731
Well, we’re just trying
\h\h\h\hto get a smaller piece
704
00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:21,666
{\an7}to make this fitting for John.
705
00:33:25,036 --> 00:33:26,538
During restoration,
706
00:33:26,571 --> 00:33:28,907
{\an7}John keeps the artifact’s
\h\h\hcurator in the loop
707
00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:31,009
{\an7}on the team’s progress.
708
00:33:31,042 --> 00:33:36,180
During a restoration,
\h\h\h\hit’s a give and take.
709
00:33:36,214 --> 00:33:37,649
{\an7}A lot of discussion
goes back and forth
710
00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:38,917
{\an7}between the restorer
\h\hand the curator
711
00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:41,219
{\an7}as to what we can and cannot do,
712
00:33:41,253 --> 00:33:42,755
{\an7}and sometimes you make
\h\h\h\h\h\ha decision
713
00:33:42,787 --> 00:33:45,189
{\an7}where it’s just too expensive
\h\hor we can’t find the parts
714
00:33:45,223 --> 00:33:47,559
{\an7}or we can’t manufacture
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe parts.
715
00:33:47,592 --> 00:33:49,094
This is why we have
\h\h\h\h\hflexible hoses.
716
00:33:49,127 --> 00:33:50,662
That’s exactly
\h\hwhat I thought.
717
00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:53,798
We curators know
a good deal about the aircraft,
718
00:33:53,832 --> 00:33:56,268
{\an7}\h\h\hbut when it comes
from the technical side,
719
00:33:56,301 --> 00:33:58,804
{\an7}\hi understand John knows
far more about it than I.
720
00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:01,440
So was that a two- or
four-burrito job you just did?
721
00:34:01,473 --> 00:34:03,442
I’ll settle for one
\h\h\h\h\h\h\htoday, John.
722
00:34:03,475 --> 00:34:04,776
Ok, you’re on.
\h\h\h\hyou’re easy.
723
00:34:04,809 --> 00:34:06,811
Good. I try to be.
724
00:34:06,845 --> 00:34:08,714
Yeah, we’ll go from there.
725
00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:15,753
About 100.
726
00:34:15,787 --> 00:34:17,989
Gary Gordon did
\hthe initial fitting,
727
00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:19,458
{\an7}and we applied pressure,
728
00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:22,995
{\an7}and of course we had a bypass,
\hwhich gave us back pressure,
729
00:34:23,028 --> 00:34:24,062
{\an7}and nothing was happening.
730
00:34:24,095 --> 00:34:24,963
More?
731
00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:27,599
Yeah.
732
00:34:27,632 --> 00:34:28,700
{\an7}Rats!
733
00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,002
Well, there goes
\h\h\h\h\hmy burrito.
734
00:34:31,036 --> 00:34:34,840
I can’t feel
\hanything on top.
735
00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:37,943
That’s the afterburner
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hcontrol valve.
736
00:34:37,976 --> 00:34:41,046
There’s no air
coming out of this.
737
00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:44,483
{\an7}Aw, man.
738
00:34:44,516 --> 00:34:47,019
I was counting
on this thing being closed.
739
00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:48,520
It’s right around
\h\h\h\h\hthe ring here.
740
00:34:48,553 --> 00:34:50,522
How about if we block
\h\h\hthis one off up here?
741
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:53,158
Well, were back
against the same thing, Gary.
742
00:34:53,191 --> 00:34:54,926
{\an7}It’s called another fitting.
743
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,361
Well, it don’t matter.
744
00:34:56,394 --> 00:35:01,366
So he made another piece
that allowed the meter to flow.
745
00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:02,901
Give it a try again?
746
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:03,935
Yep.
747
00:35:03,969 --> 00:35:07,139
{\an7}And we applied about 800 psi.
748
00:35:24,923 --> 00:35:25,924
{\an7}Shut it down.
749
00:35:25,957 --> 00:35:26,925
It ain’t going.
750
00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:28,359
Nope.
751
00:35:28,393 --> 00:35:32,597
{\an7}\hbut it was leaking so badly
that we had to discontinue it.
752
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:34,433
{\an7}We might have to try and
\h\h\hmanually close it,
753
00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:36,068
{\an7}and that’s not going to be easy.
754
00:35:41,439 --> 00:35:44,509
While John and
his crew wrestle with the f-100,
755
00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:46,144
{\an7}Sam and the Garber move team
756
00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:48,813
{\an7}\h\h\hcheck the uniforms
into their new quarters.
757
00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:51,149
We’ve already received
the barcodes
758
00:35:51,182 --> 00:35:52,750
{\an7}for all the drawers
\h\h\hin this one...
759
00:35:52,784 --> 00:35:54,819
Sam brings
Alex Spencer up to speed
760
00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:56,288
{\an7}on the new system.
761
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:57,522
We can go through
\h\h\h\hand start labeling,
762
00:35:57,555 --> 00:35:58,723
{\an7}get ready to accept
the next collection.
763
00:35:58,757 --> 00:36:00,759
Great, ok, good.
764
00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:03,962
1989-0-0-6-5.
765
00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,768
The collection
is continually growing;
766
00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:12,103
{\an7}it’s not a static collection.
767
00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:14,172
{\an7}There is the occasion
\h\h\hthat does happen
768
00:36:14,205 --> 00:36:16,174
{\an7}where you get a phone call
\h\h\h\h\hout of the blue
769
00:36:16,207 --> 00:36:18,309
{\an7}\hfrom somebody that says
they have something and...
770
00:36:18,343 --> 00:36:22,414
{\an7}And it’s something, you know,
\h\h\h\hfrom world war I or...
771
00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:25,083
{\an7}\h\hor world war ii
that you don’t have,
772
00:36:25,116 --> 00:36:26,551
{\an7}and you go after those,
773
00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:28,953
{\an7}\h\h\h\hbut you can’t plan
for those kind of things.
774
00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:33,258
{\an7}As i’m doing my job
775
00:36:33,291 --> 00:36:35,059
{\an7}i have to kind of keep up
\h\h\hwith current events
776
00:36:35,093 --> 00:36:36,761
{\an7}and where things are happening
777
00:36:36,795 --> 00:36:38,397
{\an7}and what’s going on in the world
778
00:36:38,430 --> 00:36:40,866
{\an7}that’s particularly relating
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto aviation.
779
00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:43,769
A donation offer from
a former marine corps officer
780
00:36:43,802 --> 00:36:46,538
{\an7}has caught alex’s eye.
781
00:36:46,571 --> 00:36:48,773
This is actually
\h\h\hthe first e-mail
782
00:36:48,807 --> 00:36:50,609
{\an7}that I got from captain dwyer
783
00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:54,679
{\an7}concerning the potential
\h\h\h\hof his donation.
784
00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:57,649
{\an7}He included a couple
\h\h\hof photographs
785
00:36:57,682 --> 00:36:59,717
{\an7}as well as a short bio
786
00:36:59,751 --> 00:37:02,487
{\an7}\hof his flying career
with the marine corps.
787
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,155
{\an7}\h\hwith this collection
of Matt dwyer’s things,
788
00:37:04,189 --> 00:37:06,058
{\an7}he was an osprey pilot,
789
00:37:06,091 --> 00:37:08,660
{\an7}\h\h\hso an osprey is
a fairly new aircraft;
790
00:37:08,693 --> 00:37:10,495
{\an7}it hasn’t been in use
\h\h\h\hfor that long.
791
00:37:10,528 --> 00:37:13,231
{\an7}We have a prototype example
\h\hof it in the collection,
792
00:37:13,264 --> 00:37:16,200
{\an7}but we don’t have
an osprey itself.
793
00:37:18,436 --> 00:37:22,573
The v-22 osprey
landed on the scene in 2007,
794
00:37:22,607 --> 00:37:24,309
{\an7}designed to get troops
\hand their equipment
795
00:37:24,342 --> 00:37:27,178
{\an7}in and out of combat zones.
796
00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:30,915
{\an7}It has unique rotors
\h\h\hthat allow it
797
00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:33,885
{\an7}to take off, hover
798
00:37:33,918 --> 00:37:37,555
{\an7}and land like a helicopter,
799
00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:39,758
{\an7}then tilt forward
\hlike propellers,
800
00:37:39,791 --> 00:37:43,595
{\an7}to fly as fast as an airplane.
801
00:37:43,628 --> 00:37:45,196
{\an7}Its innovative technology
802
00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:47,866
{\an7}\h\h\hand involvement
in the post 9/11 wars
803
00:37:47,899 --> 00:37:49,300
{\an7}made objects related to it
804
00:37:49,334 --> 00:37:52,537
{\an7}of particular interest
\h\h\hto Alex Spencer.
805
00:37:57,242 --> 00:38:02,214
He included his standard
\hpair of desert flying boots.
806
00:38:02,247 --> 00:38:06,318
{\an7}\h\h\h\hhere he also included
his leather shoulder holster.
807
00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:08,854
{\an7}\h\h\hso what we have here is
captain dwyer’s flying helmet.
808
00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:10,956
Everything
Matt dwyer has donated
809
00:38:10,989 --> 00:38:13,925
{\an7}will help Alex tell
the osprey’s story.
810
00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:15,193
This provides him oxygen.
811
00:38:15,226 --> 00:38:17,895
{\an7}It also has a microphone
\h\h\h\h\hon the inside
812
00:38:17,929 --> 00:38:20,098
{\an7}so he can do his communications
and talk to people.
813
00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,266
{\an7}First off it personalizes
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe events,
814
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,202
{\an7}and they can tell you
\h\h\h\hwhat they did,
815
00:38:24,235 --> 00:38:25,870
{\an7}and where they were at
816
00:38:25,904 --> 00:38:28,106
{\an7}what kind of actions
were taking place--
817
00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,440
{\an7}what it was like
to be in combat,
818
00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:30,942
{\an7}what was the sound of combat.
819
00:38:30,975 --> 00:38:33,478
{\an7}Those are always
a bonus to have
820
00:38:33,511 --> 00:38:34,946
{\an7}that bring the story
821
00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:37,281
{\an7}of what they’re living
\h\h\h\h\h\hand doing
822
00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:38,583
{\an7}to life for me personally,
823
00:38:38,616 --> 00:38:42,120
{\an7}but then hopefully it can be
\h\h\h\h\htranslated as well
824
00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:43,888
{\an7}onto our exhibits
down on the floor.
825
00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:45,957
{\an7}These are the manuals
\h\h\hand checklists.
826
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:48,860
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hwe want to be able
to convey that to our visitor.
827
00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:52,430
{\an7}In this pocket it looks like he
included a small memoranda book
828
00:38:52,463 --> 00:38:54,966
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwith notes
for flying organization,
829
00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:56,901
{\an7}places that he was flying
\h\h\h\h\h\hin and out of.
830
00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,236
{\an7}With what i’m doing now,
831
00:38:58,269 --> 00:38:59,771
{\an7}i can actually plan
with my collecting.
832
00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:01,839
{\an7}I know what’s out there,
I know what’s going on.
833
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,875
{\an7}\hi know these are important
events that we’re living in
834
00:39:03,908 --> 00:39:04,909
{\an7}in this day and age,
835
00:39:04,943 --> 00:39:06,344
{\an7}so why don’t we get it now
836
00:39:06,377 --> 00:39:08,246
{\an7}and then we’re not having
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto scramble
837
00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:10,948
{\an7}at a later date and time.
838
00:39:10,982 --> 00:39:12,784
They’ll have to wait
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor the osprey.
839
00:39:12,817 --> 00:39:15,386
{\an7}But in the meantime,
captain dwyer’s gear
840
00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:18,189
{\an7}will head to Garber
\h\hfor processing.
841
00:39:30,735 --> 00:39:31,936
I can’t hear
a thing you’re saying.
842
00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:34,039
We’re gonna come in
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\htwo feet.
843
00:39:34,072 --> 00:39:35,473
Alright.
844
00:39:37,876 --> 00:39:39,077
Coming in.
845
00:39:39,110 --> 00:39:42,113
Coming in.
846
00:39:42,146 --> 00:39:45,383
The f-100’s stubborn
\h\h\hafterburner won’t close,
847
00:39:45,416 --> 00:39:49,020
{\an7}but they’ve got just enough room
to slip the aft section over it.
848
00:39:49,053 --> 00:39:52,156
John wants up,
\h\h\h\hfront and back.
849
00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:55,627
Coming up, front and back.
850
00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:56,628
{\an7}Stopping!
851
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:57,862
Bring her in again.
852
00:39:57,896 --> 00:39:59,364
Front end up.
853
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,399
Front end coming up.
854
00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:06,337
- Hold.
- Holding.
855
00:40:06,371 --> 00:40:08,506
Well, we were
\h\h\hkind of hoping
856
00:40:08,539 --> 00:40:11,842
{\an7}that the afterburner actuators
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwould work
857
00:40:11,876 --> 00:40:13,444
{\an7}so that we could close
\h\h\hthe afterburner
858
00:40:13,478 --> 00:40:15,680
{\an7}down to a normal position.
859
00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:17,148
Coming forward.
860
00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:19,784
Coming forward.
We’re hanging up on something.
861
00:40:19,817 --> 00:40:22,453
We’re hanging up
\h\h\h\hon something else.
862
00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:24,856
The problem is now,
\hof course, the aircraft
863
00:40:24,889 --> 00:40:28,760
{\an7}will appear with the afterburner
in full-power position,
864
00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:31,496
{\an7}full open position.
865
00:40:31,529 --> 00:40:35,666
Something’s holding up.
\h\hit’s hung up on something.
866
00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:38,770
Which, for anybody
who’s worked on the airplane
867
00:40:38,803 --> 00:40:42,240
{\an7}\h\h\hor has flown the airplane,
will recognize that right away.
868
00:40:42,273 --> 00:40:43,741
I hate to tell
\h\h\hyou guys this,
869
00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:46,044
{\an7}but i’m about getting close
\h\h\h\h\hto bottoming out.
870
00:40:46,077 --> 00:40:47,679
At this point in time
871
00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:49,847
{\an7}there’s not really much
\h\hwe can do about it.
872
00:40:49,881 --> 00:40:52,684
After the f-100
\h\his fully reassembled,
873
00:40:52,717 --> 00:40:55,653
{\an7}the team will add the final
\htouches to its appearance,
874
00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:59,257
{\an7}traces of an era gone
\h\hbut not forgotten.
875
00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:00,958
The decision
on how an airplane appears
876
00:41:00,992 --> 00:41:03,495
{\an7}is the responsibility
\h\h\hof the curator.
877
00:41:03,528 --> 00:41:06,031
{\an7}Now the curator will work
with the restoration staff
878
00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:07,732
{\an7}to make sure that it works,
879
00:41:07,765 --> 00:41:09,166
{\an7}but basically we want
\h\h\h\h\hthe airplane
880
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:13,705
{\an7}to look as it did truthfully at
a certain point in its career.
881
00:41:17,508 --> 00:41:19,443
{\an7}In our case with the f-100
\h\h\hwe’re very fortunate
882
00:41:19,477 --> 00:41:21,679
{\an7}in that the paint that’s on it
883
00:41:21,713 --> 00:41:24,950
{\an7}when we got it from the Michigan
air guard in the mid ’70s
884
00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:26,852
{\an7}is the same camouflage paint
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hit had on it
885
00:41:26,884 --> 00:41:30,154
{\an7}when it was serving in Vietnam.
886
00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:32,424
{\an7}All we had to do was change
\h\h\ha few of the markings
887
00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:34,426
{\an7}to bring it back to where it was
888
00:41:34,459 --> 00:41:38,263
{\an7}when it was flying during
the tet offensive in 1968.
889
00:41:38,296 --> 00:41:40,198
So, what we’ve done
\h\h\h\hwith the airplane
890
00:41:40,231 --> 00:41:45,103
{\an7}is changed it to appear
\has it did at bien hoa.
891
00:41:45,136 --> 00:41:47,672
{\an7}Specifically in the garb
\hof the 19th squadron.
892
00:41:47,705 --> 00:41:49,173
{\an7}It’s designated by, you know,
893
00:41:49,207 --> 00:41:50,742
{\an7}\h\h\hthe tail paint
and the tail numbers
894
00:41:50,775 --> 00:41:54,145
{\an7}\hand the pair of dice
on the nose gear door.
895
00:42:00,284 --> 00:42:02,219
{\an7}Hand me that.
896
00:42:02,253 --> 00:42:05,656
Calibrated bar.
897
00:42:10,795 --> 00:42:13,097
{\an7}Come out of there, you rascal!
898
00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:17,034
It’s fantastic,
899
00:42:17,068 --> 00:42:18,803
{\an7}\h\h\hbut they’re like
a well-oiled machine,
900
00:42:18,836 --> 00:42:20,571
{\an7}all these guys working together,
901
00:42:20,605 --> 00:42:24,175
{\an7}and they’ve been doing this
\h\h\h\h\h\hfor a long time.
902
00:42:24,208 --> 00:42:26,143
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hthey can do a lot
without using a lot of words,
903
00:42:26,177 --> 00:42:28,579
{\an7}and everybody’s paying attention
904
00:42:28,613 --> 00:42:31,116
{\an7}and being as careful
\h\h\h\has they can.
905
00:42:33,718 --> 00:42:35,553
Carriage is out, John.
906
00:42:35,586 --> 00:42:36,821
We made it.
907
00:42:52,170 --> 00:42:54,039
The f-100
is on the final leg
908
00:42:54,072 --> 00:42:57,142
{\an7}of its journey to udvar-hazy.
909
00:42:57,175 --> 00:42:58,643
{\an7}It’s a half-mile tow
910
00:42:58,676 --> 00:43:03,581
{\an7}from the restoration lab
\hto the museum hangar.
911
00:43:03,614 --> 00:43:10,354
{\an7}For John and his crew,
\h\hthe job isn’t over
912
00:43:10,388 --> 00:43:12,891
Well, hopefully this thing
and its 40-year-old tires
913
00:43:12,924 --> 00:43:15,627
{\an7}will make it from here
to the north entrance
914
00:43:15,660 --> 00:43:17,529
{\an7}where we can park it.
915
00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:20,598
{\an7}That’s the plan for the day.
916
00:43:25,169 --> 00:43:28,372
{\an7}There’s a feeling of relief
\hwrapped up with nostalgia.
917
00:43:28,406 --> 00:43:31,943
{\an7}Mostly it’s just relief.
918
00:43:31,976 --> 00:43:33,211
{\an7}You know, it doesn’t look
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hlike much
919
00:43:33,244 --> 00:43:35,179
{\an7}sitting out here
as one airplane
920
00:43:35,213 --> 00:43:37,282
{\an7}with all the bits and pieces,
921
00:43:37,315 --> 00:43:39,884
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hbut you’ve seen some
of the struggle we went through
922
00:43:39,917 --> 00:43:42,186
{\an7}getting some of that stuff
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hreassembled.
923
00:43:46,691 --> 00:43:48,960
{\an7}I’m relieved.
924
00:43:48,993 --> 00:43:49,994
{\an7}I think i’ll celebrate
925
00:43:50,027 --> 00:43:53,564
{\an7}\h\hwith a doughnut
and a cup of coffee.
926
00:43:53,598 --> 00:43:56,801
It’s been a long ride
for the hun, as it was called.
927
00:43:56,834 --> 00:43:59,370
{\an7}It’s logged thousands of miles
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin service,
928
00:43:59,403 --> 00:44:02,072
{\an7}endured a war on the other side
of the world,
929
00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:04,508
{\an7}and all the while setting
\h\h\h\h\h\ha new standard
930
00:44:04,542 --> 00:44:07,845
{\an7}for aviation innovation.
931
00:44:07,879 --> 00:44:11,916
{\an7}For now, John shatz and his team
will take a moment to celebrate.
932
00:44:11,949 --> 00:44:15,186
{\an7}Then they’ll get to work
on the next assignment.
933
00:44:17,021 --> 00:44:18,289
The group that’s here
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hright now,
934
00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:22,159
{\an7}i think it’s all one mind.
935
00:44:22,193 --> 00:44:27,398
{\an7}We’ve got something to present.
We care about what we do.
936
00:44:27,431 --> 00:44:29,600
{\an7}\hsome of it can be
extremely sensitive
937
00:44:29,634 --> 00:44:34,139
{\an7}\hwhere you think,
"do I touch this?"
938
00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:36,808
{\an7}And that’s, that’s really
what makes it interesting.
939
00:44:40,545 --> 00:44:42,213
You take a look
\h\h\hat this stuff
940
00:44:42,246 --> 00:44:43,514
{\an7}and you wonder, geez,
\h\h\hhow in the world
941
00:44:43,548 --> 00:44:46,718
{\an7}\hcan something that big
just get up in the air?
942
00:44:46,751 --> 00:44:49,887
{\an7}What holds it up?
How does it work?
943
00:44:49,921 --> 00:44:53,057
{\an7}I got to understand ’em,
\hi got to work on ’em,
944
00:44:53,090 --> 00:44:56,994
{\an7}i had the best life I could ever
think of because of it.
945
00:44:57,028 --> 00:45:00,798
It’s a collective effort,
\h\h\hit’s a team effort.
946
00:45:03,401 --> 00:45:07,138
{\an7}It’s downtown, it’s Garber,
947
00:45:07,171 --> 00:45:10,474
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hit’s hazy,
it’s every department, you know,
948
00:45:10,508 --> 00:45:13,244
{\an7}\h\h\h\hworking together
to make a final product,
949
00:45:13,277 --> 00:45:15,446
{\an7}to share with the people
\h\h\h\hof this country
950
00:45:15,479 --> 00:45:17,781
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand people
from all over the world.
951
00:45:21,085 --> 00:45:24,388
\hpaul Garber lived to see the
national air and space museum
952
00:45:24,422 --> 00:45:29,694
{\an7}become one of the most popular
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin the world.
953
00:45:29,727 --> 00:45:32,597
{\an7}\h\hhis prophecy, that this
new and evolving technology
954
00:45:32,630 --> 00:45:34,465
{\an7}would touch each of our lives,
955
00:45:34,498 --> 00:45:37,701
{\an7}inspires the millions
\hwho visit each year.
956
00:45:41,806 --> 00:45:43,908
{\an7}And for those behind the scenes,
957
00:45:43,941 --> 00:45:45,543
{\an7}dedicated to preserving
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand caring
958
00:45:45,576 --> 00:45:47,645
{\an7}for these national treasurers,
959
00:45:47,678 --> 00:45:50,214
{\an7}\h\hgarber’s vision
still burns bright.
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