Aviation and spaceflight transformed how Earth came to be viewed and understood as an interconnected world.

One World Connected tells the story of how taking to the skies and stars fostered two momentous changes in everyday life: the ease in making connections across vast distances and a new perspective of Earth as humanity’s home. Featuring an array of satellites and other tools that have increased human connection, the exhibition asks visitors to consider how global interconnection touches their lives and to imagine how advances in technology might impact our near-future.

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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Gallery 207
Map of the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum's Washington, D.C., building, highlighting in yellow Gallery 207 on the south side of the building, one room west of center.
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A view of the entrance of One World Connected with an aircraft suspended in front of a picture of the Earth from space.

The entrance to the gallery.

An image from inside the One World Connected exhibit featuring an interactive of the cupola window on the ISS.

The exhibit features an interactive recreation of the ISS Cupola.

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Communications Satellites Passenger Flight

In this Exhibit

Beechcraft 35 Bonanza

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Communications Satellite, Iridium

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Dove Satellite

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Spacecraft, Satellite, Intelsat II

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Parabolic Antenna and Reflector Hub, Model, Satellite, Applications Tech, ATS 6

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Satellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4

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Faces of Our Planet 5 Ways We Have Connected Our World Seeing Earth Through Astronaut Eyes Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment A Year of Anniversaries for Record-Setter Bill Odom and the Beechcraft 35 Bonanza The TIROS 1 Weather Satellite and Its Environmental Legacy How Communications Satellites Helped the World Mourn JFK How Satellites Track Storms From Space

The Museum gratefully acknowledges those who have generously supported this gallery.

Iridium
Amentum
FedEx

Matt and Ann Desch
Intelsat
Maxar
Katherine and James Murray
David and Lisa Tolley

Carolyn and Peter D. Nesgos
Amazon
Jason Rowe
Thales
Andrew and Laurel Sukawaty

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