On July 1, 1976, President Gerald Ford attended the opening ceremony for the National Air and Space Museum. During the day's festivities, Ford stood at the entrance of the Skylab space station exhibit as he looked out on a portion of the Apollo-Soyuz spacecraft. The president is flanked by Secretary of the Smithsonian Dillon Ripley and National Air
On July 1, 1976, President Gerald Ford attended the opening ceremony for the National Air and Space Museum. During the day’s festivities, Ford stood at the entrance of the Skylab space station exhibit as he looked out on a portion of the Apollo-Soyuz spacecraft. The president is flanked by Secretary of the Smithsonian Dillon Ripley and National Air and Space Museum Director Michael Collins.Image credit: NASA