Me too! (You might also appreciate the FX show "The Americans" that's set in tha...

Me too! (You might also appreciate the FX show "The Americans" that's set in that era and area. One of the kids on that show had the exact same Star Wars blanket as I did!)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STAR-WARS-Blanket-Throw-197...

The "Life in the Universe" exhibit was on the first floor of the West wing, from July 1, 1976 through March 1, 1979:

https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/life-universe-event-exhib-346...

It also featured the original "Powers of Ten" movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0

And they had a cool interactive "Pick-a-Star" display that let you press buttons to select hypothetical planetary systems and extraterrestrial life forms:

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths...

Did you ever see the "Person to Person" Telephone Exhibit in the History and Technology museum? My mom was a docent at the Electricity Discovery Corner, right next to that. So we'd go to the museums every Saturday!

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_955

More photos of the "Life in the Universe" exhibit (it was cool and dark and really great place to hang out if you were stoned):

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths...