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3D Objects

<p>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.&nbsp;<br></p>
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Reconnaissance camera used on U-2

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Aerial Cameras

<p>The National Air and Space Museum’s aerial cameras have photographed or filmed birds, cold war secrets, the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, Indian ruins in the American Southwest, and scenes from&nbsp;<em>Top Gun</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Great Waldo Pepper</em>.</p>
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Image of nose of Spirit of St. Louis airplane

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Aircraft

<p>Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum.</p>
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Apollo 11 Object Group

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Apollo 11

<p>On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Lunar Module <em>Eagle</em> and became the first humans to step foot on the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins orbited above inside the Command Module, <em>Columbia</em>.<br></p>
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Wood frame and fabric wing bi-plane displayed in gallery.

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Collection Highlights at the National Air and Space Museum in DC

<p>A selection of well-known and world-renowned air and space artifacts currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. You can also view a&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/collections-on-display?title=&amp;exhibition=&amp;location=washington, dc" href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/collections-on-display?title=&amp;exhibition=&amp;location=washington, dc">full list of objects on display</a>.&nbsp;<br></p>
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The SR-71 blackbird on the museum floor with the space shuttle “Discovery” visible in the back gallery.

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Collection Highlights at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia

<p>A selection of well-known and world-renowned air and space artifacts at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.<br></p>
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Poster encouraging travelers to fly in order to save time.

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Fly Now! The National Air and Space Museum Poster Collection

<p>Posters in the collection are significant both for their esthetic value and because they are a unique representation of the cultural, commercial and military history of aviation during a significant period of its technological and social development.</p>
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Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery on display in the McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Human Spaceflight

<p>The Human Spaceflight collection spans decades of achievements from the first U.S. manned Mercury missions through Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.</p>
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The 1903 Wright Flyer biplane against a black background.

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The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

<p><em data-mce-style="font-style: italic;">The Wright Brothers &amp; The Invention of the Aerial Age</em>&nbsp;explores who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and how the world first reacted to their revolutionary invention.</p>
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A read monoplane. The front of the plane is detached and functions as a compact car.

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Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

<p><em data-mce-style="font-style: italic;">Thomas W. Haas We All Fly</em>&nbsp;celebrates the breadth and depth of general aviation and its deep impact on society.</p>
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