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A depiction of the solar system surrounded by a large white, cloud-like system representing the area outside the solar system. Different arrows point out different milestones expected from the New Horizons spacecraft.

New Horizons' Journey

Apollo 17 Lunar Soil

Apollo 17 Lunar Soil

Training the Best

Training the Best

A color photographed portrait of Roger B. Chaffee holding a model of a rocket.

Roger B. Chaffee

Conservators with the Blink Comparator

Conservators with the Blink Comparator

An exhibit inside the Washington, D.C. National Air and Space Museum building featuring multiple artifacts that are critical milestones in flight.

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

A partial view of Jupiter in comparison to its closest large moon, Io.

Jupiter Eye to Io

Finished punch of a diemaking process.

Finished Punch

1957 Ford Thunderbird

1957 Ford Thunderbird

Apollo 7

Apollo 7

Robert G. Strom

Robert G. Strom

A hilly landscape on Mars with a small white arrow pointing to a crater named after a historic aircraft, the "Spirit of St. Louis".

Spirit of St. Louis

Alan Bean

Alan Bean

School Group at Hazy

School Group at Hazy

A color photo of a flight attendant serving food to two passengers aboard a plane.

Flight Attendant Serves Passengers

Cover of a book displaying images during Projects Mercury and Gemini. The cover features an image of an astronaut wearing an astronaut suit in what looks like space.

Book Cover: Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini