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Pressure Suit, A7-L, Armstrong, Apollo 11, Flown

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National Air and Space Museum Provides Update on Renovation Project

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Model, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars Rover Curiosity

The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, successfully landed on the red planet on August 6, 2012, after nearly a year traveling from Earth. At that time Curiosity began a multi-year mission to explore ...
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Rocket Belt, Bell No. 2

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Inflation of First Hydrogen Balloon, by J. A. C. Charles

The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...
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1Lt David B. Waldrop III

Dave Waldrop grew up in Nashville, TN and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1964 with a BS degree. From there he attended Air Force flight training at Laughlin AFB, TX. Upon graduation ...
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Patriot Advanced Capability-2 Guidance Enhanced Missile Plus

This is a full-scale model of the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile + (GEM +), a U.S. Army one-stage, solid-fuel, ground-launched interceptor designed to destroy tactical ...
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Langley Aerodrome Number 5

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Joe Walker with X-15

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Hiller XH-44 Hiller-Copter

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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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Bell Model 65 ATV (Air Test Vehicle)

In 1954, Bell Aircraft Corporation expanded its Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) research program with an examination of tilt-jets as an alternative to its tilt-rotor system, pioneered on the ...