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A standing person poses next to a small monoplane in front of an airplane hangar.

Aviation

What appears to be three vertical pillar clouds stretching up above a starry field.

Spaceflight

An imagining of what the moon's surface may look like. The Earth appears in the sky.

Art

Dr. George Carruthers

Astronomy

Conservators work on the Command Module Columbia

Behind the scenes

Black and white image of Jackie Cochran and Chuck Yeager walking and smiling with an aircraft in the background.

People

astronaut on space station retrieves samples from compartment

Science

Men and women walk down steps

Society and Culture

A small six-wheeled craft with a flat top and a gold-colored base. The wheels are spiked and silver colored.

Technology and Engineering

An illustration depicting the Sun on the lefthand side followed by each planet in order across the image horizontally.

Solar system

Eight men in jackets and aviation goggles in front of aircraft

War and Conflict

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Collections

1903 Wright Flyer

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Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis

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Model, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars Rover Curiosity

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Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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Space Shuttle Discovery

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The National Air and Space Museum offers a wealth of resources for space and aviation researchers, as well as conducting original research. 

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