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Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-96 mission specialist, in the SpaceHab module aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery, 1999.

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-96 mission specialist

STS-95 Astronauts, including John Glenn.

STS-95 Astronauts

A satellite view of the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland areas. Much green can be seen but the two cities are also visible.

Impervious Surface Cover: Full Graph of DC and Baltimore

Entrance to Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, April 16, 1998.

Entrance to "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth" Exhibition

John Glenn on STS-95 wearing experiment sensors and other equipment.

John Glenn on STS-95

Han Solo’s costume, pictured in the Star Wars: The Magic of Myth exhibition.

Han Solo Costume

1903 Wright Flyer

1903 Wright Flyer

Lando Calrissian’s costume, pictured in the Star Wars: The Magic of Myth exhibition

Lando Calrissian Costume

Chewbacca costume, pictured in the Star Wars: The Magic of Myth exhibition.

Chewbacca Costume

Painting of John Glenn, a white man, in astronaut gear prior to the launch of the STS-95 mission.

"John Glenn, STS-95, 29 Oct. 98, Launch Day" by Henry Casselli

A large asteroid with many visible craters. The left side experiences a large shadow from being in the opposite direction of the sun.

Asteroid 253, Mathilde

Disk image of Venus, a orangeish-brown rocky planet.

Planet Venus

Astronaut Carl E. Walz poses with an IMAX camera during the STS-79 mission.

Astronaut Carl E. Walz with an IMAX Camera

Gunter Rall, a white Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, stands among others during an appearance at the Museum for a lecture in 1996.

Günter Rall at the Museum

An astronaut floats inside the Mir Space Station, wires and tools float messily around him.

Inside the Mir Space Station

A radar view of Maxwell Montes, the highest mountain known on Venus.

Maxwell Montes and Cleopatra Crater on Venus