Demonstrators face the Washington Monument protesting in D.C. on May 25, 2020 (Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) What lightening didn’t do to the Washington Monument protesters might.

Memorials and monuments at Arlington National Cemetery include 28 major and 142 minor monuments and memorials. On Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, the 555-foot national symbol lit up with an image of … Section 46.

The Washington Monument Is Transforming Into a Rocket Ship for the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

Image courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum. A 363-foot Saturn V rocket projection will illuminate the east face of the Washington Monument this week, simulating the Apollo 11 rocket resting on the launchpad leading up to lift-off.
The Washington Monument transforms into the Saturn V rocket for a show depicting the lunar mission. For five nights in late July, the Washington Monument will transform into a Saturn V rocket bound for the Moon. Arlington National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.It is managed by the United States Army, rather than the United States Department of Veterans Affairs..

On Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, the 555-foot national symbol lit up with an image of … The spectacle is part of the space agency's process of wrapping up the shuttle program and comes just ten days after Space Shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument… Short but good video of the Space Shuttle Discovery being flown by a NASA 747 past the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Along with an entire 17-minute show to tell the story of Apollo 11. Space shuttle piggybacked on a 747 did a flyover of Washington, DC before landing at Dulles to be delivered to the Air and Space Museum. On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members — including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had been selected from among more than 11,000 applicants to become the first teacher in space.

Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial . Space shuttle Discovery flies into retirement – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, goes by the Washington Monument during a …

According to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the show will appear on the Washington Monument and screens, running at … The Washington Monument transforms into the 363-foot Saturn V rocket from Tuesday to Saturday, paying homage to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for … WASHINGTON — The Washington Monument just got even more iconic. Discovery Soars over Washington Monument Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies near the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Washington.



WASHINGTON – The Washington Monument just got even more iconic.

Just after midnight on Friday, June 5, lightening struck the monument in Washington, D.C.