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Bob Hoover Gives an Air Show Performance

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A U.S. Naval officer gives a chimpanzee a handshake following the chimpanzee's return from space.

Recovering Ham the Astrochimp

Uranus

Uranus

Astronauts Richard Truly and Guy Bluford sleep aboard the STS-8 Challenger mission. Truly sleeps with his head towards the ceiling whereas Bluford is sleeping with his head towards the floor.

Richard "Dick" Truly and Guy Bluford, STS-8

A handwritten letter that takes up almost two whole pages.

Letter from Major General George Stoneman to Thaddeus Lowe

Brown-colored vending machine selling airline flight insurance. Next to the vending machine is a green flight attendant uniform styled on mannequin.

Flight Insurance Vending Machine

Cayley Boy Carrier

Cayley Boy Carrier

Two metal and plastic plates attached to each other by rods at each of the plates four corners, suspending the top plate above the bottom one. The bottom plate is much thicker than the top.

High Resolution Camera 

Visit from Chuck Yeager

Visit from Chuck Yeager

Otto Lilienthal Gliding

Otto Lilienthal Gliding

Paul E. Garber

Paul E. Garber

A group of museum staff in protective gear install a taxidermy lion in a gallery.

Gilmore the Flying Lion Installation

Volcanic Activity on the Moon

Volcanic Activity on the Moon

Wilbur Wright with 1903 Flyer

Wilbur Wright with 1903 Flyer

The Carlyle Group at the National Air and Space Museum Trophy Awards Dinner

The Carlyle Group at the National Air and Space Museum Trophy Awards Dinner

A small black helicopter is photographed in a studio-like setting.

Ingenuity Prototype

Close-Up of Tycho's Central Peak

Close-Up of Tycho's Central Peak

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

Free Timed-Entry Passes Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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