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Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt

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Langley Aerodrome Number 5

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Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector, Apollo

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North American P-51C, "Excalibur III"

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Bristol-Siddeley Pegasus Mk. 5 Turbofan Engine

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The A7L suit used to protect Apollo astronauts

The A7L pressure suits worn by Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when they took the first steps on the Moon in July 1969 were a remarkable piece of engineering A suit that allowed an astronaut to ...
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Honorable Linda Hall Daschle

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Browse Object Groups

3D models of historic objects from the National Air and Space Museum's collection, produced in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. The National Air and Space ...
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Photograph of MRBM Field Launch Site No. 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba, 14 October 1962

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Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik cockpit

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The Space Race

What exactly was the Space Race? Why did we care so much? The Space Race grew out of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the most powerful countries after World War II. For a ...
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Curtiss JN-4D Jenny

The Curtiss JN-4D is almost synonymous with American aviation in the 1920s. The Jenny, as it was affectionately called, appeared in 1917. Heretofore having only produced pusher aircraft, Glenn Curtiss ...