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Medal, Good Conduct Medal, United States Army

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Lunar Module LM-2

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Wiley Post Pressure Suit

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Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800 CB16, 2-Row, Radial 18 Engine

Pratt & Whitney initiated design and development of the R-2800 Double Wasp, America’s first 18-cylinder radial engine, in 1936. With water injection and turbo-supercharging, the R-2800 produced more ...
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Maps, Fender Extension, Lunar Roving Vehicle, Apollo 17

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Cancelled: Fighting Fires from the Sky

Due to the federal government shutdown, the National Air and Space Museum is cancelling the November Aviation Adventure Lecture. This lecture may be rescheduled at a future date. Advanced planning and ...
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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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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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Plan a Field Trip

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What Really is Astronaut Food?

Can you eat in space? What do you eat in space? These might seem like ridiculous questions now. After all, who hasn’t sampled astronaut ice cream. However, they were very real concerns at the ...
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Remembering Frederick Ira Ordway, III

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Your Tour Through The National Air and Space Museum

If you’ve ever visited the National Air and Space Museum on a spring afternoon, one of the things you’re likely to remember is the crowds: visitors snapping photos of the Spirit of St. Louis, families ...