The popular National Air and Space Museum in Washington , D.C . has partly reopened .
The museum had been closed for almost seven months .
It now has eight new exhibitions , hundreds of new artifacts , and 50 digital interactive exhibits .
Among the exhibits are The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age and Exploring the Planets .
The museum built digital interactive exhibits to make it more modern and interesting for visitors .
“It's an experience that reflects the 21st century , bringing people into the digital age ,” said Jeremy Kinney .
He is the museum's associate director for research and for curatorial affairs , which is how objects are preserved and shown to the public .
The new exhibits include an interactive tour of the solar system .
“You learn about the surface of different planets and asteroids .
It almost feels like you're walking on them .”
“It was fantastic to see how different the planets are , and it made me want to find out more about them ,” she said .
Visitors can see favorite object in new displays that tell interesting stories .
They include the 1903 Wright Flyer , the first powered and piloted mechanical aircraft .
Ahmed Chaudry had traveled from Pakistan to visit relatives in Washington .
He said he had looked forward to seeing the aircraft .
“The exhibit explains the background behind the Wright Brothers and what they went through to build the plane ,” he said .
“They only flew it for 12 seconds the first time , but it was incredible they were able to do that .”
Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon .
More important work by women and people of color are presented than were in the past .
She was the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound .
The museum also describes the discrimination they faced , however .
“Our goal is to tell the whole history of air and space which also includes gender and race discrimination ,” said Kinney .
That includes women who qualified for but were denied entry into the space program .
The museum also explains that Black people were permitted on commercial passenger planes but not in some airports because of the color of their skin .
The rest of the museum is set to open in 2025 .