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A silver plane with a propeller, the Spirit of St. Louis, hangs above the entrance to a gallery. On the shiny terrazzo floor below is a compass rose. In the background, is the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery. The viewer can see at least three additional aircraft, including a biplane and Amelia Earhart's red airplane, as well as additional artifacts.

Pioneers of Flight

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The photograph immerses the viewer in the World War I gallery. Immediately in front of them is a World War I uniform and an engine with prongs radiating out from a circular center. Above the case with those artifacts, two biplanes hang as though in flight.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

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White capsule with blue trim at base, painted feather logo, "Blue Origin" lettering in blue, and a U.S. flag all near the hatch sits in the foreground of the image, followed by a variety of technology--much used in commercial spaceflight.

Crew Capsule for Blue Origin New Shepard in Futures in Space

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A spacecraft stands on a tripod of legs, with golden foil at the bottom, and a silver shape at the top. It is surrounded by a Museum gallery, including a Mercury 7 capsule, an electronic side, and a hanging satellite.

LM-2 in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

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A Museum gallery full of 1920s and 1930s airplanes. Hanging from the roof at the entrance is a silver airplane with a propeller. Text on the side of the plane read "Spirit of St. Louis." Behind it, more aircraft is evident, including a biplane and a small red airplane. There are also metal cases to hold objects.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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R2-D2, a metal droid, primarily white with blue and silver accents, domed head, cylindrical body, and three legs on wheels. Shown inside a display case. On the right are images from science fiction franchises.

Star Wars Droid on Loan, in Futures in Space

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In the right side of the frame, a red airplane sits elevated above the floor. Above it is a sign that reads "Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight." On the right side of the image, metal cases hold other objects.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

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A child looks into the eyepiece of a large telescope at night

A young visitor looking into a telescope eyepiece during stargazing

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