ESA’s Spacelab, called Columbus, was the European Space Agency’s contribution to the International Space Station ISS. A 1:1 model can be seen in the Technikmuseum in Speyer in Germany.
Back and front view. DLR stands for Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Centre for Air and Space Flight)
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This jet fighter plane was photographed at the Technikmuseum in Speyer. I think it is a Russian MIG but I neglected to photograph the board with the name and specifications. If somebody knows better please let me know in the comments.
Anyhow, it has an impressive spike.
Since he had to make a choice, our grandson decided to forgo the visit to the amusement park and go to the Technical Museum instead.
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Do you remember Matilda McDuck, Scrooge McDuck’s sister? Do you remember the car she drives? It does look like this, doesn’t it?
That’s a Detroit Electric Model C. Yes, that’s right, an electric car. Built 100 years back.
Here is some more information:
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything with wheels
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At the Technikmuseum in Speyer they have a Boing 474 and you can walk out on its wing.
You can see the Speyer Cathedral.
To the west, the mountains of the Palatinate Forest can be seen.
Further to the south is the town of Speyer and the trees lining the banks of the river Rhein.
Zooming out and the tail of the jumbo on which I was standing comes into view.
And that is the view to the front of the airplane.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Three views from one spot
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This is an exhibit from inside a submarine. Somebody at the Technical Museum in Speyer seems to like these kind of exhibits because we found another one in an airplane. Maybe there were more?
Monday Portrait
We spent Easter Sunday at the Technical Museum in Speyer. We went into a Boeing 747, a Viscount, and a Canada Air CL-415 (an amphibious water bomber) amongst others. The windows are scratchy and dusty as these are museum pieces and no longer in use but that actually works well to make room for all that imagination.
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