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Lunar Module LM-2

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Donate A Personal Item

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The U.S Airforce X-51A

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Turbojet Model Pratt & Whitney JT3C (J57)

Pratt & whitney developed the 4,500-kilogram (10,000-pound) thrust JT3 turbojet engine in 1950. It powered such military aircraft as the Boeing B-52, Convair F-102, Douglas A3D, Lockheed U-2, ...
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Wiley Post Pressure Suit

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Maps, Fender Extension, Lunar Roving Vehicle, Apollo 17

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The Berlin Airlift - A Legacy of Friendship

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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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Airline Deregulation: When Everything Changed

In 1978, Congress passed a law allowing airlines to set their own fares and routes, an event that transformed the commercial airline industry and the passenger experience. Regulation by the federal ...
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Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier in the Bell X-1

On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, piloted by U.S. Air Force Captain Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1). The ...
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Body Art During World War II: From the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection

For the museum’s blog series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, I have focused on the Museum’s art collection and the embedded meanings in the paintings of Robert Jordan ...
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Is There Life on Mars?

“Is there life on Mars?” is a question people have asked for more than a century. But in order to finally get the answer, we have to know what to look for and where to go on the planet to look for ...