"The 'Heritage Family Day' series helps fulfill an
important part of the National Air and Space Museum's mission: to
educate and inspire visitors. Many astronauts, pilots and
engineers who participate in museum programs have told us that they
were inspired by the artifacts and exhibitions they saw here when
they were children."
Source: Gen. J.R. "Jack" Dailey, director
of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum