It was a really honor to be there signing books and talking to folks. I still have goosebumps. On the first day they set me up just under Spaceship One and the Spirit of St. Louis.
On day two I was at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, the annex by the airport. There is a risk that it all can go to your head. A eight year old boy came to my rescue. He walked up to the table, looked me in the eye and said, “That’ll never work”, turned around and walked off. I smiled, being firmly put in my place and enjoyed the rest of the day.
The next day I did a book signing at NASA HQ. I’m still so weirded out by everything I can’t begin to tell you. However, friends there is a bright ray of light there. It came from the folks at the NASA HQ Library. They are the true unsung heroes of that place. More on that later.
I was definitely going to stop by, but had to be out of town that weekend.
Maybe next time you come to DC!