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Bright red and yellow metal structure that is the gondola used to carry people and equipment during a balloon ride. It has the inscription, Breitling Orbiter 3. Attached to the metal structure are silver tanks.

Breitling Orbiter 3

Irregular shaped; with horizontal, bird-like wings with pair of engine pods, long narrow fuselage, with bridge in back, ovoid-shaped, with painted portholes; ovoid-shape on top of bridge with two opposing red plastic beads on ovoid and one green on nipple-shaped protrusion on side of ovoid; overall, gray, with silver trim and painted on red, black, and white simulated alien lettering, on top and bottom of ship.

Model, D7 Klingon Battle Cruiser, "Star Trek"

A model of the saucer shaped starship Enterprise made of a silver-tone metal (steel) in a lucite block with a partial beaded chain imbedded in the interior toward the top of the block. The rest of the chain is above and outside block, missing.

Model, Starship Enterprise, in clear plastic block, "Star Trek"

Yellow painted aluminum slide rule, with ruled markings on both sides, Plastic cursor.

Slide Rule, 5-inch, Pickett N600-ES, Apollo 13

On the left side of the image, a crisp white spacesuit and helmet contrasts with the black background.

Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit

Historical artwork of the Montgolfier brothers' first public balloon demonstration at Versailles in 1783. The image features a large, decorated balloon tethered to the ground, with figures of royalty observing from a stylized garden, and crowds gathering around to watch the spectacle.

Ascension of a Montgolfier Balloon

Historical illustration depicting a group of people watching a balloon fly. The spectators are elegantly dressed.

The King, Queen & C Viewing a Balloon Let Off in the Garden of Windsor Castle

Colored artwork on paper showing a crowd watching a balloon craft fly in the air.

Expérience fait à Versailles le 19 Sept 1783

View of the front of a spacesuit. The suit has a propulsion backpack attached to it.

Manned Maneuvering Unit

Bucket-shaped, gold-colored capsule and electronics, two black metal takeup spools; with metal cover and modified ring housed in black wooden case with black felt and clear plexiglas.

Corona Film Return Capsule

Full view of a long brown stick with three interconnected circles at the top. Two sticks extend horizontally out of the main stick with golden rings at their ends. Silver machinery is at the bottom of the stick.

Detector, Plasma Wave, OGO-5

The rover is a six-wheeled vehicle mounted on a "rocker-bogie" suspension. It has 6 wheels, each with its own drive motor. Four of the wheels are steerable.

Marie Curie Rover

A flight helmet photographed in a studio setting.

Helmet, Space Shuttle, Engle

Full view of a streamlined red and white aircraft suspended from the ceiling. The number 33 is on the tail and the code NIIOOZ is on the side.

Arlington Sisu 1A

Space Shuttle Discovery displayed in a hangar with the United States flag in the background.

Space Shuttle Discovery

A close-up view of the cockpit windows of a space shuttle, highlighting the thermal protection tiles around the windows designed to withstand extreme temperatures during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.

Space Shuttle Discovery

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National Air and Space Museum

6th St. and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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