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Apollo 16 Liftoff

Apollo 16 Liftoff

Southern Spring on Mars

Southern Spring on Mars

A person in uniform stands next to the wreckage of an airship.

Hindenburg airship wreckage

Partial back view of an Apollo 14 spacesuit, with a focus on the two zipper compartments on the spacesuit. Styled on mannequin.

Zippers on Apollo 14 Spacesuit

Graphic Depicting the Accuracy of Eighth Air Force Bombing Methods

Graphic Depicting the Accuracy of Eighth Air Force Bombing Methods

Surveyor Test Vehicle

Surveyor Test Vehicle

A man kneels in a flight suit in front of the nose of an aircraft which has Bell Aircraft X-2 written on the side. He balances a helmet on his knee.

Captain Milburn G. Apt and the Bell X-2

Artist depiction of Curiosity, a robotic Mars rover, in the process of landing on Mars using part of its body with propellors to facilitate a safe landing.

Curiosity's Sky Crane Maneuver

Apollo 16 Traverse Map

Apollo 16 Traverse Map

Photographers' Favorites in America's Hangar

Photographers' Favorites in America's Hangar

A graphic of a satellite with 5 different spots pointed out. The first is the satellite's solar cells which are located at the top of the object. Them the transponder, located near the base of the object. The batteries are pointed out just above the transponder. At the top of the cube shaped base are the orientation and propulsion systems. Just below the solar cells is the antenna, which is shaped like an umbrella.

What are the Main Parts of a Communications Satellite?

Col. Roscoe Turner Posing with Racer

Col. Roscoe Turner Posing with Racer

Tracy Caldwell Dyson, a white female astronaut, leans on a window showing the Earth in space.

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson

Mezzanine Overlooking the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

Mezzanine Overlooking the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

F-1 test engine being transported on the museum floor

F-1 Engine on the Move

Two disk views of the Moon are placed on top of each other. One disk view shows the Moon at the furthest distance from Earth and is called a micromoon. The other disk view shows the Moon at its closest distance to Earth and is called a supermoon.

Micromoon vs Supermoon