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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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An empty Museum gallery sparkles, ready to welcome visitors. From top down, the picture includes X-15, a black experimental plane, and satellites, followed by an electronic side that says "Welcome to the National Air and Space Museum," the a welcome center on the left, and a lunar module on the right. The sparkly terrazzo floor has an inlaid pulsar map, made of lines and dashes.

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

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The entrance to the exhibit "World War One: The Birth of Military Aviation." The title of the exhibit is on the left wall in a beige dot. on the right wall is an enlarged image of a comic portraying a World War I dogfight. Behind these walls, in the gallery, one can see artifacts including a flight suit, a missile, and biplanes.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

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At the top of the image, multiple aircraft hang from the ceiling of the gallery. The most pronounced is a biplane with brown wings and the word "Chicago" written on the nose. Behind is is a small yellow plane. On the ground, there are smaller artifacts in cases and panels with museum labels on them. In the back, children's interactives peek through.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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A museum gallery showing highlights from the Museum's collection, including an experimental black plane, a lunar module, satellites, and an electronic sign welcoming visitors the museum.

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

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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

A young visitor looks through a telescope eyepiece

A young visitor looks through a telescope during stargazing

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