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Could the Wright Brothers Fly Today's Commercial Planes? - STEM in 30

January 29, 2018
A motorized toy with cone-shaped antenna and six wheels.

Lunokhod 1 Toy

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Rope basket with man mannequin inside using wooden box shaped camera

Balloon Basket, USA, World War I, United States Army Air Service

Illustration of the InSight lander on the surface of Mars.

InSight Probes the ‘Inner Space' of Mars

A motorized toy with cone-shaped antenna and six wheels.

Lunokhod 1 Toy

Wooden Apollo 11 Commemorative Boomerang with label on apex

Apollo 11 Commemorative Boomerang

Wooden Apollo 11 Commemorative Boomerang

Boomerang, Apollo 11 Commemorative, ATN Channel 7, Michael Collins

As the text on the shades explains, “Shields Up! Whenever solar radiation (sunlight) threatens the starship Enterprise, these shades deploy.”

Star Trek Enterprise display, shades down

View of archival foam inserts placed in voided compartments within the medical accessory kit.

Archival foam inserts placed in the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

Tight shot of the lunar spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 mission showing the reflection in the face shield, taken by photographer Jim Preston.

Photographing Neil Armstrong's Helmet

An early Langley fuselage identified as a transverse rubber band engine.

Early Langley fuselage

Dr. Ellen Stofan with Aviator Sean D. Tucker and his Oracle Challenger III biplane.

Dr. Ellen Stofan with Aviator Sean D. Tucker

Detail view of the layered construction of the medical kit container.

Detail view of the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

Before and after treatment view of the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit.

Apollo 11 medical accessory kit after cleaning

Tight shot of the lunar spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 mission showing the reflection in the face shield, taken by photographer Jim Preston. Close-up of Preston's reflection in the helmet.

Photographing Neil Armstrong's Helmet

This artifact that looks like a ship’s mast is actually a Langley aerodrome frame part.

Langley aerodrome frame part