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The R2-D2 collection box signature plate, signed by George Lucas and Postmaster General John E. Potter.

The R2-D2 collection box signature plate.

Artwork featuring the top-view of fourty-nine different jet aircraft.

"49 Jets" by Jeffrey Milstein

Artwork featuring a blue sky with clouds and a long set of lines crossing each other.

"Methods for Holding Up the Sky Together – Method 1" by Clayton Merrell

Saturn’s moon Dione. Visible are Dione’s wispy terrains, which scientists believe formed recently. Linear Virgae are found to the east and west of the wispy terrains.

Saturn’s moon Dione

Vera Rubin is seated in her office with intern Ashley Yeager

Oral History with Astronomer Vera Rubin

Close-up of rocket thrusters of the X-15

Rocket Thrusters on X-15

Eric Sloane's Earth Flight Environment Mural

Earth Flight Environment Mural (Eric Sloane)

Sputnik Arming Key in Space Race

Sputnik Arming Key in Space Race

Former Museum Director Jack Dailey, Awards Master of Ceremonies David Hartman, N. Wayne Hale, Jr., and members of the STS-121 team stand together for a group photo at an awards ceremony.

NASM Trophy 2007 - Hale, STS-121 Team

Peter Jakab sits on a bench in front of the 1903 Wright Flyer

Peter Jakab and the 1903 Wright Flyer

A former director of the National Air and Space Museum speaks in front of a crowd as he welcomes a white fighter jet located behind him at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

F-14 Tomcat Sunset Saturday at the Udvar-Hazy Center

White, red, and blue turbofan-powered aircraft.

Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer

A photo taken by Cassini while it was floating through Saturn's shadow.

Saturn, taken while Cassini was floating through the planet's shadow.

A group of eleven people stand in front of a red and white aircraft at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Steve Fossett and Crew at the Global Flyer Arrival at the Udvar-Hazy Center

A white and red aircraft stands in front of a set of doors in the collections storage area of the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Steve Fossett's Global Flyer at Udvar-Hazy Center

A white and red aircraft lands on a tarmac near the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Global Flyer Landing Before Going on Display at the Udvar-Hazy Center